#72b879

Color #72b879

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 13.53 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#72b879

RGB

rgb(114, 184, 121)

HSL

hsl(126, 33%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126, 38%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 0%, 34.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.92, -35.23, 25.26)

LCH

lch(68.92, 43.35, 144.36)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.115, 146.6)

HWB

hwb(126, 44.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b872b1

Analogous

#8eb872

#72b879

#72b89c

Triadic

#72b879

#7972b8

#b87972

Split-complementary

#72b879

#9c72b8

#b8728e

Tetradic

#72b879

#72b1b8

#b872b1

#b87972

Square

#72b879

#728eb8

#b872b1

#b89c72

Shades

Color #72b879 mixed toward black.

#53a55b

#438449

#326337

#214225

#112112

Tints

Color #72b879 mixed toward white.

#89c48f

#a1d0a6

#b8dbbc

#d0e7d2

#e7f3e9

Tones

Color #72b879 mixed toward gray.

#78b27e

#7eac82

#83a687

#89a18c

#8f9b90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96968c · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#918c90 · ΔE 30.8

Tritanopia

#77989b · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72b879;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72b879]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#72b879 (#72b879) is rgb(114, 184, 121) in RGB.

No, #72b879 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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