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#72BE89

#72be89 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72be89 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 74.51% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.89% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 138.16°, with 36.89% saturation and 59.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4221

Complementary

  1. #72be89
  2. #be72a7

Split complementary

  1. #72be89
  2. #af72be
  3. #be7281

Analogous

  1. #81be72
  2. #72be89
  3. #72beaf

Triadic

  1. #72be89
  2. #8972be
  3. #be8972

Tetradic

  1. #72be89
  2. #72a7be
  3. #be72a7
  4. #be8972

Square

  1. #72be89
  2. #7281be
  3. #be72a7
  4. #beaf72

Monochromatic

  1. #306741
  2. #489c61
  3. #72be89
  4. #a6d6b5
  5. #dbeee1

Shades

#72be89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72be89
  2. #67ab7b
  3. #5b986e
  4. #508560
  5. #447252
  6. #395f45
  7. #2e4c37
  8. #223929
  9. #17261b
  10. #0b130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#72be89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72be89
  2. #80c595
  3. #8ecba1
  4. #9cd2ac
  5. #aad8b8
  6. #b9dfc4
  7. #c7e5d0
  8. #d5ecdc
  9. #e3f2e7
  10. #f1f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72be89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72be89
  2. #73b888
  3. #75b287
  4. #76ab86
  5. #78a585
  6. #799f85
  7. #7a9984
  8. #7c9383
  9. #7d8c82
  10. #7f8681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99b4a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb386 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2ab8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64bcb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5b787 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9db38b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6abda2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72be89 {
  color: #72be89;
}
Background
.bg-72be89 {
  background-color: #72be89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72be89 {
  border: 2px solid #72be89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72be89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 190 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 37% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72be89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72be89, #72beaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72be89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 190 137 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.02 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.09 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.42 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.72 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.48 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.05 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.34 #8d4176 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#72be89  rgb(114, 190, 137)  hsl(138, 37%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#be72a7  rgb(190, 114, 167)  hsl(318, 37%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#8972be  rgb(137, 114, 190)  hsl(258, 37%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#be8972  rgb(190, 137, 114)  hsl(18, 37%, 60%)  Cafe au Lait