#72C261#72C261
#72C261 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.154 H 140.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72C261 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 194, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(109, 44%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(109, 50%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.2%, 0%, 50%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.57, -43.24, 40.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.57, 59.57, 136.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.02% -0.1183 0.0987) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.02% 0.154 140.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3878, 43.0224, 18.1153) |
| Luminance | 0.4302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 3.57
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 3.91
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 4.82
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 4.99
Boring Green
#63B365
ΔE00 5.13
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72C261 #B161C2
analogous
#A2C261 #72C261 #61C281
triadic
#72C261 #6172C2 #C26172
tetradic
#72C261 #61A2C2 #B161C2 #C28161
square
#72C261 #61A2C2 #B161C2 #C28161
split-complementary
#72C261 #8161C2 #C261A2
monochromatic
#3C7A2F #52A640 #72C261 #99D38D #C1E4B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#72C261 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#72C261 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72C261
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72C261 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72C261 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B459
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAD67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CBDAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72c261; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 194, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.154 140.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fd590',
500: '#72c261',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72c261; $custom-light: #9fd590; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72c261",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 194,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 109.485,
"s": 44.292,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74015,
"c": 0.15405,
"h": 140.2
},
"luminance": 0.43024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72C261
secondary
#CCACD3
accent
#54D4BE
background
#FAFDF8
surface
#F4FAF0
border
#CED3CB
text
#0F140D
muted
#7F837D