#72C459#72C459
#72C459 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.164 H 138.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72C459 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 196, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(106, 48%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(106, 55%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 0%, 54.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.08, -45.06, 45.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.08, 64.00, 134.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.4% -0.1237 0.108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.4% 0.164 138.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4815, 43.7769, 16.3983) |
| Luminance | 0.4378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 3.41
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 4.25
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 5.02
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 5.24
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 5.32
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72C459 #AB59C4
analogous
#A8C459 #72C459 #59C475
triadic
#72C459 #5972C4 #C45972
tetradic
#72C459 #59A8C4 #AB59C4 #C47559
square
#72C459 #59A8C4 #AB59C4 #C47559
split-complementary
#72C459 #7559C4 #C459A8
monochromatic
#3D782B #54A53B #72C459 #98D486 #BFE4B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#72C459 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.76
#72C459 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72C459
9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72C459 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72C459 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.76 | 9.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B54F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAE61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CBEAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72c459; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 196, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.164 138.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fd68b',
500: '#72c459',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72c459; $custom-light: #9fd68b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72c459",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 196,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 105.981,
"s": 47.556,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74399,
"c": 0.16419,
"h": 138.9
},
"luminance": 0.43779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72C459
secondary
#C8A6D3
accent
#51D7B8
background
#FAFDF8
surface
#F4FAF0
border
#CED3CB
text
#0F140C
muted
#7F837D