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#72D080

#72d080 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72d080 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 81.57% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.46% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 128.94°, with 50% saturation and 63.14% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.5025

Complementary

  1. #72d080
  2. #d072c2

Split complementary

  1. #72d080
  2. #af72d0
  3. #d07293

Analogous

  1. #93d072
  2. #72d080
  3. #72d0af

Triadic

  1. #72d080
  2. #8072d0
  3. #d08072

Tetradic

  1. #72d080
  2. #72c2d0
  3. #d072c2
  4. #d08072

Square

  1. #72d080
  2. #7293d0
  3. #d072c2
  4. #d0af72

Monochromatic

  1. #2a7f37
  2. #3db850
  3. #72d080
  4. #abe3b4
  5. #e5f6e7

Shades

#72d080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72d080
  2. #67bb73
  3. #5ba666
  4. #50925a
  5. #447d4d
  6. #396840
  7. #2e5333
  8. #223e26
  9. #172a1a
  10. #0b150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#72d080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72d080
  2. #80d58d
  3. #8ed999
  4. #9cdea6
  5. #aae3b3
  6. #b9e8c0
  7. #c7eccc
  8. #d5f1d9
  9. #e3f6e6
  10. #f1faf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72d080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72d080
  2. #73c880
  3. #75c080
  4. #76b880
  5. #78b080
  6. #79a880
  7. #7aa080
  8. #7c9880
  9. #7d9080
  10. #7f8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4c4a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c27a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b885 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #63ccbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4c77d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aac283 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69cea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72d080 {
  color: #72d080;
}
Background
.bg-72d080 {
  background-color: #72d080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72d080 {
  border: 2px solid #72d080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72d080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 208 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 50% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72d080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72d080, #72d0af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72d080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 208 128 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.69 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.38 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.86 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.71 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.35 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.69 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.28 #8d2f7f Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Emerald
#72d080  rgb(114, 208, 128)  hsl(129, 50%, 63%)  Emerald
#d072c2  rgb(208, 114, 194)  hsl(309, 50%, 63%)  Orchid
#8072d0  rgb(128, 114, 208)  hsl(249, 50%, 63%)  Medium Purple
#d08072  rgb(208, 128, 114)  hsl(9, 50%, 63%)  Terra Cotta