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#72E596

#72e596 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72e596 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 89.8% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.5% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 138.78°, with 68.86% saturation and 67.25% 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 13.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.6182

Complementary

  1. #72e596
  2. #e572c1

Split complementary

  1. #72e596
  2. #cf72e5
  3. #e57287

Analogous

  1. #87e572
  2. #72e596
  3. #72e5cf

Triadic

  1. #72e596
  2. #9672e5
  3. #e59672

Tetradic

  1. #72e596
  2. #72c1e5
  3. #e572c1
  4. #e59672

Square

  1. #72e596
  2. #7287e5
  3. #e572c1
  4. #e5cf72

Monochromatic

  1. #1ea047
  2. #31d966
  3. #72e596
  4. #b3f1c6
  5. #eefcf2

Shades

#72e596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72e596
  2. #67ce87
  3. #5bb778
  4. #50a069
  5. #44895a
  6. #39734b
  7. #2e5c3c
  8. #22452d
  9. #172e1e
  10. #0b170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#72e596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72e596
  2. #80e8a1
  3. #8eeaab
  4. #9cedb6
  5. #aaefc0
  6. #b9f2cb
  7. #c7f5d5
  8. #d5f7e0
  9. #e3faea
  10. #f1fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72e596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72e596
  2. #73db94
  3. #75d192
  4. #76c78f
  5. #78bd8d
  6. #79b38b
  7. #7aa889
  8. #7c9e87
  9. #7d9484
  10. #7f8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1d8ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6d591 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5ca9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #58e2d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2dc93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6d599 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #63e3bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72e596 {
  color: #72e596;
}
Background
.bg-72e596 {
  background-color: #72e596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72e596 {
  border: 2px solid #72e596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72e596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 229 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 69% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72e596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72e596, #72e5cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72e596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 229 150 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.67 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.06 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.39 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 6.59 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.74 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.31 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.36 #8d1a69 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Light Green
#72e596  rgb(114, 229, 150)  hsl(139, 69%, 67%)  Light Green
#e572c1  rgb(229, 114, 193)  hsl(319, 69%, 67%)  Rose Pink
#9672e5  rgb(150, 114, 229)  hsl(259, 69%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#e59672  rgb(229, 150, 114)  hsl(19, 69%, 67%)  Dark Salmon