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#72CA9B Color

#72CA9B is rgb(114, 202, 155) in RGB, hsl(148, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 23%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72CA9B
HEX#72CA9B
RGBrgb(114, 202, 155)
HSLhsl(148, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(148, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 23%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.11 159)
LABlab(74.87% -35.79 14.92)
LCHlch(74.87% 38.77 157.36)

What #72CA9B 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 #72CA9B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.39Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.63Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.08Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.55Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 12.77Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.89

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

#72CA9B Channel Values

How #72CA9B 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 202 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72CA9B 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #72CA9B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #72CA9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72CA9B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#72CA9B
Complementary
#CA72A1
Analogous
#75CA72
Analogous
#72CAC7
Triadic
#9B72CA
Triadic
#CA9B72
Split comp.
#C772CA
Split comp.
#CA7275

Tints & Shades of #72CA9B

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

#85D1A8
#97D8B5
#AADFC3
#C0E7D2
#D3EEDF
#E5F5ED

Shades

#55BE86
#3FA66F
#34895C
#296B48
#1D4E34
#112C1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #72CA9B.

How #72CA9B 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#72CA9B
Protanopia#BFBF9B
Protanomaly#A5C39B
Deuteranopia#B3B39E
Deuteranomaly#9DBD9D
Tritanopia#7CC5C5
Tritanomaly#78C7B6
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72CA9B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-72ca9b: #72CA9B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72CA9B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72ca9b': '#72CA9B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.792, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_72ca9b">#72CA9B</color>
SVG fillfill="#72CA9B"

More Green Colors

#72CA9B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#72CA9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72CA9B?

#72CA9B is a light green — rgb(114, 202, 155) in RGB and hsl(148, 45%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #72CA9B?

#72CA9B is rgb(114, 202, 155) — red 114, green 202, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72CA9B?

#72CA9B converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 23%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72CA9B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72CA9B scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72CA9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72CA9B 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 7.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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