Information about #72938C color

#72938C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #72938C belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(114, 147, 140) — 44.7% red, 57.6% green, 54.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 0 / 3 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #72938C reads as a calm, restrained cyan and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Juniper (#74918E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gumbo (#718F8A) and Granny Smith (#7B948C).

In RGB terms — rgb(114, 147, 140) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #72938C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#72938C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#72938C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #72938C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Juniper color link
Juniper

#74918E

Gumbo color link
Gumbo

#718F8A

Granny Smith color link
Granny Smith

#7B948C

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72938C
  • RGB114, 147, 140
  • CMYK13, 0, 3, 42
  • CSSrgb(114, 147, 140)
  • HSL167°, 13%, 51%
  • HSL Precise167.273°, 13.253%, 51.176%
  • HSV167°, 22%, 58%
  • HSB167°, 22%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.576, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.576, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.576, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID72938C
  • DECIMAL ID7508876
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01