#72BA8A#72BA8A
#72BA8A is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.101 H 154.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72BA8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 186, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 34%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 39%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.7%, 0%, 25.8%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.84, -33.09, 17.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.84, 37.38, 152.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.83% -0.0908 0.0443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.83% 0.101 154) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0840, 40.5284, 30.3301) |
| Luminance | 0.4053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 4.33
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 4.77
Faded Green
#7BB274
ΔE00 5.28
Dusty Green
#76A973
ΔE00 5.95
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 5.99
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72BA8A #BA72A2
analogous
#7EBA72 #72BA8A #72BAAE
triadic
#72BA8A #8A72BA #BA8A72
tetradic
#72BA8A #727EBA #BA72A2 #BAAE72
square
#72BA8A #727EBA #BA72A2 #BAAE72
split-complementary
#72BA8A #AE72BA #BA727E
monochromatic
#3A774F #4EA06A #72BA8A #9BCEAC #C4E2CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#72BA8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.11
#72BA8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72BA8A
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72BA8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72BA8A | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAAF87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA88D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64B8AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72ba8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 186, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.101 154.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9dcfac',
500: '#72ba8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72ba8a; $custom-light: #9dcfac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72ba8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 186,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140,
"s": 34.286,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72832,
"c": 0.10107,
"h": 154
},
"luminance": 0.4053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72BA8A
secondary
#D2B6C9
accent
#5DA6CA
background
#F9FCFA
surface
#F2F9F4
border
#CCD2CE
text
#0E1410
muted
#7E827F