Palettes / Colors / #72CAA4

#72CAA4 — Muted Green

#72CAA4 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#72CAA4 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CA7298; it also sits naturally between #72CA78 and #72C4CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 79% · Blue 64%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #72CAA4

.text { color: #72CAA4; }
.background { background-color: #72CAA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72CAA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 202, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(154, 45%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72CAA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 202, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72CAA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 202, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#72CAA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#72CAA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #72CAA4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA7298:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72CAA4: #000000.

How #72CAA4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #72CAA4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #72CAA4?

#72CAA4 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 114, 202, 164). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72CAA4?

#72CAA4 is RGB 114, 202, 164 — HSL 154°, 45%, 62% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 19%, 21%.

What colors go with #72CAA4?

Its complement is #CA7298; analogous partners are #72CA78 and #72C4CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72CAA4 for text?

Black text on #72CAA4 has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.