#72C456#72C456
#72C456 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.167 H 138.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72C456 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 196, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 48%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(105, 56%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 0%, 56.1%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.05, -45.40, 46.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.05, 65.22, 134.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.36% -0.1248 0.1107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.36% 0.167 138.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3581, 43.7275, 15.7483) |
| Luminance | 0.4373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 3.33
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 3.86
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.89
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 5.25
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 5.40
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72C456 #A856C4
analogous
#A9C456 #72C456 #56C471
triadic
#72C456 #5672C4 #C45672
tetradic
#72C456 #56A9C4 #A856C4 #C47156
square
#72C456 #56A9C4 #A856C4 #C47156
split-complementary
#72C456 #7156C4 #C456A9
monochromatic
#3D7629 #54A439 #72C456 #98D483 #BEE4B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#72C456 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#72C456 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72C456
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72C456 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72C456 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB54B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAE5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6DBEAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72c456; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 196, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.167 138.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0d689',
500: '#72c456',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72c456; $custom-light: #a0d689; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72c456",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 196,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 104.727,
"s": 48.246,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74362,
"c": 0.16684,
"h": 138.4
},
"luminance": 0.43729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72C456
secondary
#C6A4D2
accent
#50D8B5
background
#FAFDF8
surface
#F4FAF0
border
#CED3CB
text
#0F140C
muted
#7F837D