#72B951#72B951
#72B951 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.156 H 136.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72B951 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 185, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(101, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(101, 56%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.4%, 0%, 56.2%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.66, -41.27, 45.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.66, 61.20, 132.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.58% -0.1138 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.58% 0.156 136.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7729, 38.8681, 13.9273) |
| Luminance | 0.3887 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 0.67
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 2.79
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 3.91
Asparagus
#77AB56
ΔE00 4.53
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 5.08
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72B951 #9851B9
analogous
#A6B951 #72B951 #51B964
triadic
#72B951 #5172B9 #B95172
tetradic
#72B951 #51A6B9 #9851B9 #B96451
square
#72B951 #51A6B9 #9851B9 #B96451
split-complementary
#72B951 #6451B9 #B951A6
monochromatic
#3D6629 #56923B #72B951 #95CB7D #B9DCA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#72B951 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#72B951 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72B951
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72B951 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72B951 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAB47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A558
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6FB3A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72b951; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 185, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.156 136.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fce85',
500: '#72b951',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72b951; $custom-light: #9fce85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72b951",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 185,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 100.962,
"s": 42.623,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71576,
"c": 0.15605,
"h": 136.8
},
"luminance": 0.38869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72B951
secondary
#BB9CCA
accent
#55D2AB
background
#FAFCF8
surface
#F3F9EF
border
#CDD2CA
text
#0F140B
muted
#7F827C