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#72C88C

#72c88c ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72c88c is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 78.43% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 138.14°, with 43.88% saturation and 61.57% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4678

Complementary

  1. #72c88c
  2. #c872ae

Split complementary

  1. #72c88c
  2. #b772c8
  3. #c87283

Analogous

  1. #83c872
  2. #72c88c
  3. #72c8b7

Triadic

  1. #72c88c
  2. #8c72c8
  3. #c88c72

Tetradic

  1. #72c88c
  2. #72aec8
  3. #c872ae
  4. #c88c72

Square

  1. #72c88c
  2. #7283c8
  3. #c872ae
  4. #c8b772

Monochromatic

  1. #2d7443
  2. #43ab62
  3. #72c88c
  4. #a9ddb9
  5. #e0f3e6

Shades

#72c88c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72c88c
  2. #67b47e
  3. #5ba070
  4. #508c62
  5. #447854
  6. #396446
  7. #2e5038
  8. #223c2a
  9. #17281c
  10. #0b140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#72c88c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72c88c
  2. #80ce98
  3. #8ed3a3
  4. #9cd9af
  5. #aadeba
  6. #b9e4c6
  7. #c7e9d1
  8. #d5efdd
  9. #e3f4e8
  10. #f1faf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72c88c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72c88c
  2. #73c18b
  3. #75ba8a
  4. #76b288
  5. #78ab87
  6. #79a486
  7. #7a9d85
  8. #7c9684
  9. #7d8e82
  10. #7f8781
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fbda7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8bb88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb290 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #61c6b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adc18a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3bb8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #68c7a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72c88c {
  color: #72c88c;
}
Background
.bg-72c88c {
  background-color: #72c88c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72c88c {
  border: 2px solid #72c88c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72c88c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 200 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 44% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72c88c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72c88c, #72c8b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72c88c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 200 140 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.53 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.46 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.18 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.33 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.46 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.64 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.26 #8d3773 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#72c88c  rgb(114, 200, 140)  hsl(138, 44%, 62%)  Emerald
#c872ae  rgb(200, 114, 174)  hsl(318, 44%, 62%)  Sky Magenta
#8c72c8  rgb(140, 114, 200)  hsl(258, 44%, 62%)  Medium Purple
#c88c72  rgb(200, 140, 114)  hsl(18, 44%, 62%)  Dark Salmon