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#72C481

#72c481 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72c481 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 76.86% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.18% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 130.98°, with 41% saturation and 60.78% 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 9.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4464

Complementary

  1. #72c481
  2. #c472b5

Split complementary

  1. #72c481
  2. #aa72c4
  3. #c4728c

Analogous

  1. #8cc472
  2. #72c481
  3. #72c4aa

Triadic

  1. #72c481
  2. #8172c4
  3. #c48172

Tetradic

  1. #72c481
  2. #72b5c4
  3. #c472b5
  4. #c48172

Square

  1. #72c481
  2. #728cc4
  3. #c472b5
  4. #c4aa72

Monochromatic

  1. #2e6f3a
  2. #45a556
  3. #72c481
  4. #a8dbb1
  5. #def1e1

Shades

#72c481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72c481
  2. #67b074
  3. #5b9d67
  4. #50895a
  5. #44764d
  6. #396241
  7. #2e4e34
  8. #223b27
  9. #17271a
  10. #0b140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#72c481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72c481
  2. #80ca8e
  3. #8ed09a
  4. #9cd6a7
  5. #aadcb3
  6. #b9e2c0
  7. #c7e7cd
  8. #d5edd9
  9. #e3f3e6
  10. #f1f9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72c481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72c481
  2. #73bd81
  3. #75b681
  4. #76b081
  5. #78a981
  6. #79a281
  7. #7a9b80
  8. #7c9480
  9. #7d8e80
  10. #7f8780
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dbaa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b77d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9af85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #65c1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aabc7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2b883 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6ac2a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72c481 {
  color: #72c481;
}
Background
.bg-72c481 {
  background-color: #72c481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72c481 {
  border: 2px solid #72c481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72c481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 196 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 41% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72c481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72c481, #72c4aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72c481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 196 129 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.87 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.27 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.49 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.79 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.81 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.78 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.91 #8d3b7e Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#72c481  rgb(114, 196, 129)  hsl(131, 41%, 61%)  Emerald
#c472b5  rgb(196, 114, 181)  hsl(311, 41%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#8172c4  rgb(129, 114, 196)  hsl(251, 41%, 61%)  Medium Purple
#c48172  rgb(196, 129, 114)  hsl(11, 41%, 61%)  Old Rose