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#72D792

#72d792 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72d792 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 84.31% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.09% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 139.01°, with 55.8% saturation and 64.51% 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 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.5425

Complementary

  1. #72d792
  2. #d772b7

Split complementary

  1. #72d792
  2. #c472d7
  3. #d77285

Analogous

  1. #85d772
  2. #72d792
  3. #72d7c4

Triadic

  1. #72d792
  2. #9272d7
  3. #d79272

Tetradic

  1. #72d792
  2. #72b7d7
  3. #d772b7
  4. #d79272

Square

  1. #72d792
  2. #7285d7
  3. #d772b7
  4. #d7c472

Monochromatic

  1. #278946
  2. #38c564
  3. #72d792
  4. #aee8c0
  5. #e9f9ee

Shades

#72d792 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72d792
  2. #67c283
  3. #5bac75
  4. #509766
  5. #448158
  6. #396c49
  7. #2e563a
  8. #22412c
  9. #172b1d
  10. #0b160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#72d792 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72d792
  2. #80db9d
  3. #8edfa8
  4. #9ce3b3
  5. #aae7be
  6. #b9ebc9
  7. #c7efd3
  8. #d5f3de
  9. #e3f7e9
  10. #f1fbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72d792 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72d792
  2. #73ce90
  3. #75c68e
  4. #76bd8d
  5. #78b48b
  6. #79ac89
  7. #7aa387
  8. #7c9a85
  9. #7d9184
  10. #7f8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8cbb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c98e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9be96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5cd4c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8cf8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adc995 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #66d5b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72d792 {
  color: #72d792;
}
Background
.bg-72d792 {
  background-color: #72d792;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72d792 {
  border: 2px solid #72d792;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72d792;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 215 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 56% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72d792 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72d792, #72d7c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72d792 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 215 146 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.07 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.92 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.06 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.12 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.94 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.04 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.17 #8d286d Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#72d792  rgb(114, 215, 146)  hsl(139, 56%, 65%)  Emerald
#d772b7  rgb(215, 114, 183)  hsl(319, 56%, 65%)  Sky Magenta
#9272d7  rgb(146, 114, 215)  hsl(259, 56%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#d79272  rgb(215, 146, 114)  hsl(19, 56%, 65%)  Dark Salmon