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#72EC9B

#72ec9b ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72ec9b is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 92.55% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.32% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 140.16°, with 76.25% saturation and 68.63% 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 14.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#66ff99
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Relative luminance0.6593

Complementary

  1. #72ec9b
  2. #ec72c3

Split complementary

  1. #72ec9b
  2. #d872ec
  3. #ec7286

Analogous

  1. #86ec72
  2. #72ec9b
  3. #72ecd8

Triadic

  1. #72ec9b
  2. #9b72ec
  3. #ec9b72

Tetradic

  1. #72ec9b
  2. #72c3ec
  3. #ec72c3
  4. #ec9b72

Square

  1. #72ec9b
  2. #7286ec
  3. #ec72c3
  4. #ecd872

Monochromatic

  1. #17ae4a
  2. #2fe36b
  3. #72ec9b
  4. #b5f5cb
  5. #edfdf2

Shades

#72ec9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72ec9b
  2. #67d48c
  3. #5bbd7c
  4. #50a56d
  5. #448e5d
  6. #39764e
  7. #2e5e3e
  8. #22472f
  9. #172f1f
  10. #0b1810
  11. #000000

Tints

#72ec9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72ec9b
  2. #80eea5
  3. #8ef0af
  4. #9cf2b9
  5. #aaf4c3
  6. #b9f6cd
  7. #c7f7d7
  8. #d5f9e1
  9. #e3fbeb
  10. #f1fdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72ec9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72ec9b
  2. #73e198
  3. #75d696
  4. #76cc93
  5. #78c190
  6. #79b68e
  7. #7aab8b
  8. #7ca088
  9. #7d9685
  10. #7f8b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5dec0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecdb96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbcfa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54e9d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7e298 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #badb9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #61eac2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72ec9b {
  color: #72ec9b;
}
Background
.bg-72ec9b {
  background-color: #72ec9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72ec9b {
  border: 2px solid #72ec9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72ec9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 236 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 76% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72ec9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ec9b, #72ecd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72ec9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 236 155 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.41 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.29 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.73 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.85 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.35 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.15 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.47 #8d1364 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Light Green
#72ec9b  rgb(114, 236, 155)  hsl(140, 76%, 69%)  Light Green
#ec72c3  rgb(236, 114, 195)  hsl(320, 76%, 69%)  Rose Pink
#9b72ec  rgb(155, 114, 236)  hsl(260, 76%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#ec9b72  rgb(236, 155, 114)  hsl(20, 76%, 69%)  Light Salmon