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#72D486

#72d486 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72d486 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 83.14% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.79% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 132.24°, with 53.26% saturation and 63.92% 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 11.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.5239

Complementary

  1. #72d486
  2. #d472c0

Split complementary

  1. #72d486
  2. #b772d4
  3. #d4728f

Analogous

  1. #8fd472
  2. #72d486
  3. #72d4b7

Triadic

  1. #72d486
  2. #8672d4
  3. #d48672

Tetradic

  1. #72d486
  2. #72c0d4
  3. #d472c0
  4. #d48672

Square

  1. #72d486
  2. #728fd4
  3. #d472c0
  4. #d4b772

Monochromatic

  1. #28853b
  2. #3abf55
  3. #72d486
  4. #ade6b8
  5. #e7f8eb

Shades

#72d486 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72d486
  2. #67bf79
  3. #5baa6b
  4. #50945e
  5. #447f50
  6. #396a43
  7. #2e5536
  8. #224028
  9. #172a1b
  10. #0b150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#72d486 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72d486
  2. #80d892
  3. #8edd9e
  4. #9ce1aa
  5. #aae5b6
  6. #b9eac3
  7. #c7eecf
  8. #d5f2db
  9. #e3f6e7
  10. #f1fbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72d486 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72d486
  2. #73cc85
  3. #75c385
  4. #76bb84
  5. #78b284
  6. #79aa83
  7. #7aa282
  8. #7c9982
  9. #7d9181
  10. #7f8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6c8ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c581 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bc8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60d1c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6cb83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acc689 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #68d2ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72d486 {
  color: #72d486;
}
Background
.bg-72d486 {
  background-color: #72d486;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72d486 {
  border: 2px solid #72d486;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72d486;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 212 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 53% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72d486 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72d486, #72d4b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72d486 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 212 134 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.15 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.32 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.01 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.71 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.20 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.56 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.48 #8d2b79 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Emerald
#72d486  rgb(114, 212, 134)  hsl(132, 53%, 64%)  Emerald
#d472c0  rgb(212, 114, 192)  hsl(312, 53%, 64%)  Sky Magenta
#8672d4  rgb(134, 114, 212)  hsl(252, 53%, 64%)  Medium Purple
#d48672  rgb(212, 134, 114)  hsl(12, 53%, 64%)  Dark Salmon