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#72CFAA Color

#72CFAA is rgb(114, 207, 170) in RGB, hsl(156, 49%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 18%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72CFAA
HEX#72CFAA
RGBrgb(114, 207, 170)
HSLhsl(156, 49%, 63%)
HSVhsv(156, 45%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 18%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.105 166)
LABlab(76.63% -35.52 9.43)
LCHlch(76.63% 36.75 165.13)

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

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

#72CFAA Channel Values

How #72CFAA 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 207 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 49% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 45% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72CFAA 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #72CFAA

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

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Tints & Shades of #72CFAA

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.

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Shades

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

How #72CFAA 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#72CFAA
Protanopia#C3C3AA
Protanomaly#A9C8AA
Deuteranopia#B7B7AC
Deuteranomaly#A0C1AB
Tritanopia#7BCBCB
Tritanomaly#77CDBF
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72CFAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-72cfaa: #72CFAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72CFAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72cfaa': '#72CFAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.812, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_72cfaa">#72CFAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#72CFAA"

More Green Colors

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

#72CFAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72CFAA?

#72CFAA is a light green — rgb(114, 207, 170) in RGB and hsl(156, 49%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.94.

What is the RGB value of #72CFAA?

#72CFAA is rgb(114, 207, 170) — red 114, green 207, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72CFAA?

#72CFAA converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 18%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72CFAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72CFAA scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #72CFAA 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 2.94, which is very hard to tell apart.

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