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#72CA78

#72ca78 ≈ Mantis

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72ca78 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 79.22% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.59% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 124.09°, with 45.36% saturation and 61.96% 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mantis (#74c365), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4717

Complementary

  1. #72ca78
  2. #ca72c4

Split complementary

  1. #72ca78
  2. #a472ca
  3. #ca7298

Analogous

  1. #98ca72
  2. #72ca78
  3. #72caa4

Triadic

  1. #72ca78
  2. #7872ca
  3. #ca7872

Tetradic

  1. #72ca78
  2. #72c4ca
  3. #ca72c4
  4. #ca7872

Square

  1. #72ca78
  2. #7298ca
  3. #ca72c4
  4. #caa472

Monochromatic

  1. #2d7632
  2. #41ae49
  3. #72ca78
  4. #aadfad
  5. #e1f4e2

Shades

#72ca78 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72ca78
  2. #67b66c
  3. #5ba260
  4. #508d54
  5. #447948
  6. #39653c
  7. #2e5130
  8. #223d24
  9. #172818
  10. #0b140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#72ca78 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72ca78
  2. #80cf86
  3. #8ed593
  4. #9cdaa1
  5. #aadfae
  6. #b9e5bc
  7. #c7eac9
  8. #d5efd7
  9. #e3f4e4
  10. #f1faf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72ca78 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72ca78
  2. #73c379
  3. #75bb7a
  4. #76b47a
  5. #78ac7b
  6. #79a57c
  7. #7a9e7d
  8. #7c967e
  9. #7d8f7e
  10. #7f877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0bfa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbc72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b37d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #66c6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c274 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6bd7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6bc8a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72ca78 {
  color: #72ca78;
}
Background
.bg-72ca78 {
  background-color: #72ca78;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72ca78 {
  border: 2px solid #72ca78;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72ca78;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 202 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 124 45% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72ca78 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ca78, #72caa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72ca78 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 202 120 / 0.35);
}

#74c365 Mantis ΔE 3.30 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.58 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.11 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.70 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.40 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.42 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.57 #8d3587 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Mantis
#72ca78  rgb(114, 202, 120)  hsl(124, 45%, 62%)  Mantis
#ca72c4  rgb(202, 114, 196)  hsl(304, 45%, 62%)  Orchid
#7872ca  rgb(120, 114, 202)  hsl(244, 45%, 62%)  Medium Purple
#ca7872  rgb(202, 120, 114)  hsl(4, 45%, 62%)  Old Rose