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#72BF7E

#72bf7e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72bf7e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 74.9% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.03% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 129.35°, with 37.56% saturation and 59.8% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4235

Complementary

  1. #72bf7e
  2. #bf72b3

Split complementary

  1. #72bf7e
  2. #a472bf
  3. #bf728c

Analogous

  1. #8cbf72
  2. #72bf7e
  3. #72bfa4

Triadic

  1. #72bf7e
  2. #7e72bf
  3. #bf7e72

Tetradic

  1. #72bf7e
  2. #72b3bf
  3. #bf72b3
  4. #bf7e72

Square

  1. #72bf7e
  2. #728cbf
  3. #bf72b3
  4. #bfa472

Monochromatic

  1. #2f6938
  2. #479d55
  3. #72bf7e
  4. #a7d7ae
  5. #dbefde

Shades

#72bf7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72bf7e
  2. #67ac71
  3. #5b9965
  4. #508658
  5. #44734c
  6. #39603f
  7. #2e4c32
  8. #223926
  9. #172619
  10. #0b130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#72bf7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72bf7e
  2. #80c58b
  3. #8ecc98
  4. #9cd2a5
  5. #aad9b2
  6. #b9dfbf
  7. #c7e5cb
  8. #d5ecd8
  9. #e3f2e5
  10. #f1f9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72bf7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72bf7e
  2. #73b97e
  3. #75b27e
  4. #76ac7f
  5. #78a67f
  6. #79a07f
  7. #7a997f
  8. #7c937f
  9. #7d8d80
  10. #7f8680
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ab59d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b37a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5ab82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #66bcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7b87b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fb380 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6bbd9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72bf7e {
  color: #72bf7e;
}
Background
.bg-72bf7e {
  background-color: #72bf7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72bf7e {
  border: 2px solid #72bf7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72bf7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 191 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 38% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72bf7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72bf7e, #72bfa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72bf7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 191 126 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.60 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.41 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.94 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.20 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.83 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.43 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.45 #8d4081 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Emerald
#72bf7e  rgb(114, 191, 126)  hsl(129, 38%, 60%)  Emerald
#bf72b3  rgb(191, 114, 179)  hsl(309, 38%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#7e72bf  rgb(126, 114, 191)  hsl(249, 38%, 60%)  Medium Purple
#bf7e72  rgb(191, 126, 114)  hsl(9, 38%, 60%)  Old Rose