#72c37b

Color #72c37b

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 11.72 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#72c37b

RGB

rgb(114, 195, 123)

HSL

hsl(126.7, 40.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126.7, 41.5%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.5%, 0%, 36.9%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(72.25, -39.86, 28.63)

LCH

lch(72.25, 49.08, 144.31)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.1299, 146.65)

HWB

hwb(126.7, 44.7%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c372ba

Analogous

#91c372

#72c37b

#72c3a4

Triadic

#72c37b

#7b72c3

#c37b72

Split-complementary

#72c37b

#a472c3

#c37291

Tetradic

#72c37b

#72bac3

#c372ba

#c37b72

Square

#72c37b

#7291c3

#c372ba

#c3a472

Shades

Color #72c37b mixed toward black.

#4eb459

#3e9147

#2e6c35

#1f4823

#0f2412

Tints

Color #72c37b mixed toward white.

#8acd91

#a1d7a7

#b9e1bd

#d0ebd3

#e8f5e9

Tones

Color #72c37b mixed toward gray.

#79bc80

#80b686

#86af8b

#8da890

#94a195

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9d91 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#979195 · ΔE 32.2

Tritanopia

#789fa2 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72c37b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72c37b]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#72c37b (#72c37b) is rgb(114, 195, 123) in RGB.

No, #72c37b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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