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#72CAA1 Color

#72CAA1 is rgb(114, 202, 161) in RGB, hsl(152, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 20%, 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 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72CAA1
HEX#72CAA1
RGBrgb(114, 202, 161)
HSLhsl(152, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(152, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 20%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.105 162.4)
LABlab(74.98% -34.86 11.90)
LCHlch(74.98% 36.84 161.16)

What #72CAA1 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 #72CAA1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.02Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.76Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.08Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.23Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.74Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.29

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

#72CAA1 Channel Values

How #72CAA1 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 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 152° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 152° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72CAA1 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 text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #72CAA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #72CAA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72CAA1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#72CAA1
Complementary
#CA729B
Analogous
#72CA75
Analogous
#72C7CA
Triadic
#A172CA
Triadic
#CAA172
Split comp.
#CA72C7
Split comp.
#CA7572

Tints & Shades of #72CAA1

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

#85D1AD
#97D8BA
#AADFC6
#C0E7D5
#D3EEE1
#E5F5EE

Shades

#55BE8D
#3FA676
#348961
#296B4C
#1D4E37
#112C20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #72CAA1.

How #72CAA1 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#72CAA1
Protanopia#BFBFA1
Protanomaly#A5C3A1
Deuteranopia#B3B3A3
Deuteranomaly#9DBDA2
Tritanopia#7BC5C5
Tritanomaly#78C7B8
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72CAA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-72caa1: #72CAA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72CAA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72caa1': '#72CAA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.792, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_72caa1">#72CAA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#72CAA1"

More Green Colors

#72CAA1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#72CAA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72CAA1?

#72CAA1 is a light green — rgb(114, 202, 161) in RGB and hsl(152, 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 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #72CAA1?

#72CAA1 is rgb(114, 202, 161) — red 114, green 202, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72CAA1?

#72CAA1 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 20%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72CAA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72CAA1 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72CAA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72CAA1 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 5.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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