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#72CAAD Color

#72CAAD is rgb(114, 202, 173) in RGB, hsl(160, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 14%, 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 5.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72CAAD
HEX#72CAAD
RGBrgb(114, 202, 173)
HSLhsl(160, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(160, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 14%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.096 170.4)
LABlab(75.21% -32.92 5.84)
LCHlch(75.21% 33.43 169.94)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.24Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.69Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.23Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.44Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.43Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 12.7

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

#72CAAD Channel Values

How #72CAAD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72CAAD 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #72CAAD

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

Base
#72CAAD
Complementary
#CA7290
Analogous
#72CA81
Analogous
#72BBCA
Triadic
#AD72CA
Triadic
#CAAD72
Split comp.
#CA72BB
Split comp.
#CA8172

Tints & Shades of #72CAAD

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

#85D1B7
#97D8C2
#AADFCD
#C0E7DA
#D3EEE5
#E5F5F0

Shades

#55BE9B
#3FA684
#34896D
#296B55
#1D4E3E
#112C23

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

How #72CAAD 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#72CAAD
Protanopia#BFBFAD
Protanomaly#A5C3AD
Deuteranopia#B3B3AF
Deuteranomaly#9DBDAE
Tritanopia#79C7C7
Tritanomaly#76C8BD
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72CAAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-72caad: #72CAAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72CAAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72caad': '#72CAAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.792, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_72caad">#72CAAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#72CAAD"

More Green Colors

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

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#72CAAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72CAAD?

#72CAAD is a light green — rgb(114, 202, 173) in RGB and hsl(160, 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 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #72CAAD?

#72CAAD is rgb(114, 202, 173) — red 114, green 202, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72CAAD?

#72CAAD converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 14%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72CAAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72CAAD scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #72CAAD 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 5.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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