#72BB4B#72BB4B
#72BB4B is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.164 H 136.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72BB4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 187, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(99, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(99, 60%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 0%, 59.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.20, -42.76, 48.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.20, 64.72, 131.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72% -0.1183 0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72% 0.164 136.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9791, 39.6247, 12.9347) |
| Luminance | 0.3963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 1.15
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 2.67
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 3.73
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 4.86
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 5.06
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72BB4B #944BBB
analogous
#AABB4B #72BB4B #4BBB5C
triadic
#72BB4B #4B72BB #BB4B72
tetradic
#72BB4B #4BAABB #944BBB #BB5C4B
square
#72BB4B #4BAABB #944BBB #BB5C4B
split-complementary
#72BB4B #5C4BBB #BB4BAA
monochromatic
#3C6526 #579237 #72BB4B #95CC77 #B8DDA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#72BB4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#72BB4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72BB4B
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72BB4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72BB4B | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AD3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A753
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70B5A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72bb4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 187, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.164 136.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fd081',
500: '#72bb4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72bb4b; $custom-light: #9fd081; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72bb4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 187,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 99.107,
"s": 45.161,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72001,
"c": 0.16396,
"h": 136.2
},
"luminance": 0.39626
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72BB4B
secondary
#B898CA
accent
#53D5A8
background
#FAFCF8
surface
#F4F9EF
border
#CED2CA
text
#0F140B
muted
#7F827C