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#72BBA5 Color

#72BBA5 is rgb(114, 187, 165) in RGB, hsl(162, 35%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 12%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72BBA5
HEX#72BBA5
RGBrgb(114, 187, 165)
HSLhsl(162, 35%, 59%)
HSVhsv(162, 39%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 12%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.081 172.8)
LABlab(70.63% -27.74 3.62)
LCHlch(70.63% 27.97 172.57)

What #72BBA5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #72BBA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 6.89Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 8.63Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.25Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.93Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.95Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.01

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#72BBA5 Channel Values

How #72BBA5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 114 · G 187 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 35% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 39% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72BBA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #72BBA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #72BBA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72BBA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#72BBA5
Complementary
#BB7288
Analogous
#72BB80
Analogous
#72ACBB
Triadic
#A572BB
Triadic
#BBA572
Split comp.
#BB72AC
Split comp.
#BB8072

Tints & Shades of #72BBA5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87C5B2
#98CDBD
#ACD7CA
#BEE0D5
#D2E9E2
#E3F2ED

Shades

#56AE94
#47947D
#3A7866
#2E6051
#21453A
#142923

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #72BBA5.

How #72BBA5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#72BBA5
Protanopia#B1B1A5
Protanomaly#9CB5A5
Deuteranopia#A7A7A7
Deuteranomaly#95B0A6
Tritanopia#77B8B8
Tritanomaly#75B9B1
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72BBA5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-72bba5: #72BBA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72BBA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72bba5': '#72BBA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.733, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_72bba5">#72BBA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#72BBA5"

More Green Colors

#72BBA5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#72BBA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72BBA5?

#72BBA5 is a mid-tone green — rgb(114, 187, 165) in RGB and hsl(162, 35%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.89.

What is the RGB value of #72BBA5?

#72BBA5 is rgb(114, 187, 165) — red 114, green 187, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72BBA5?

#72BBA5 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 12%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72BBA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72BBA5 scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72BBA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72BBA5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.93, which is visibly different.

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