#72BD8A#72BD8A
#72BD8A is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.106 H 153.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72BD8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 189, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(139, 36%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(139, 40%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.7%, 0%, 27%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.74, -34.49, 18.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.74, 39.19, 151.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.56% -0.0945 0.0474) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.56% 0.106 153.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7226, 41.8057, 30.5430) |
| Luminance | 0.4181 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 4.91
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 5.08
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 5.22
Faded Green
#7BB274
ΔE00 5.33
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 5.64
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72BD8A #BD72A5
analogous
#80BD72 #72BD8A #72BDB0
triadic
#72BD8A #8A72BD #BD8A72
tetradic
#72BD8A #7280BD #BD72A5 #BDB072
square
#72BD8A #7280BD #BD72A5 #BDB072
split-complementary
#72BD8A #B072BD #BD7280
monochromatic
#3A7B4F #4DA569 #72BD8A #9CD1AD #C5E4CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#72BD8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#72BD8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72BD8A
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72BD8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72BD8A | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB287
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AA8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64BBAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72bd8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 189, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.106 153.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ed1ac',
500: '#72bd8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72bd8a; $custom-light: #9ed1ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72bd8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 189,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 139.2,
"s": 36.232,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73555,
"c": 0.10573,
"h": 153.4
},
"luminance": 0.41808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72BD8A
secondary
#D4B7CB
accent
#5CA8CC
background
#F9FCFA
surface
#F2F9F4
border
#CCD2CE
text
#0F1410
muted
#7E827F