#72BB51#72BB51
#72BB51 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.159 H 137.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72BB51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 187, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(101, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(101, 57%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 0%, 56.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.26, -42.13, 45.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.26, 62.30, 132.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.07% -0.1162 0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.07% 0.159 137) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1942, 39.7108, 14.0677) |
| Luminance | 0.3971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 1.02
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 3.10
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 3.90
Asparagus
#77AB56
ΔE00 5.08
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 5.33
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72BB51 #9A51BB
analogous
#A7BB51 #72BB51 #51BB65
triadic
#72BB51 #5172BB #BB5172
tetradic
#72BB51 #51A7BB #9A51BB #BB6551
square
#72BB51 #51A7BB #9A51BB #BB6551
split-complementary
#72BB51 #6551BB #BB51A7
monochromatic
#3D6929 #56953A #72BB51 #96CC7D #B9DDA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#72BB51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#72BB51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72BB51
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72BB51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72BB51 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AD46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A759
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6FB5A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72bb51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 187, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.159 137.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fd085',
500: '#72bb51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72bb51; $custom-light: #9fd085; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72bb51",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 187,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 101.321,
"s": 43.802,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72071,
"c": 0.15882,
"h": 137
},
"luminance": 0.39712
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72BB51
secondary
#BD9DCB
accent
#54D4AC
background
#FAFCF8
surface
#F4F9EF
border
#CED2CA
text
#0F140B
muted
#7F827C