#72B22A#72B22A
#72B22A is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.175 H 132.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72B22A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 178, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(88, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36%, 0%, 76.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.20, -41.49, 58.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.20, 71.76, 125.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.47% -0.1173 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.47% 0.175 132) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2775, 35.5844, 7.8320) |
| Luminance | 0.3558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 2.51
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 2.68
Kermit Green
#5CB200
ΔE00 2.89
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.63
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 3.71
Frog Green
#58BC08
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72B22A #6A2AB2
analogous
#B2AE2A #72B22A #2EB22A
triadic
#72B22A #2A72B2 #B22A72
tetradic
#72B22A #2AB2AE #6A2AB2 #B22A2E
square
#72B22A #2AB2AE #6A2AB2 #B22A2E
split-complementary
#72B22A #2A2EB2 #AE2AB2
monochromatic
#334F13 #52801E #72B22A #91D346 #AEDF77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#72B22A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.12
#72B22A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72B22A
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72B22A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72B22A | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.12 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA408
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B19F38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#73AB98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72b22a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 178, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.175 132.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0c96e',
500: '#72b22a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72b22a; $custom-light: #a0c96e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72b22a",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 178,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 88.235,
"s": 61.818,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6947,
"c": 0.17527,
"h": 132
},
"luminance": 0.35585
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72B22A
secondary
#9971C7
accent
#43E58F
background
#FAFCF7
surface
#F4F8ED
border
#CED1C8
text
#0F1308
muted
#7F827B