#72C559#72C559
#72C559 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.166 H 138.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72C559 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 197, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(106, 48%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(106, 55%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.1%, 0%, 54.8%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.38, -45.48, 45.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.38, 64.55, 134.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.65% -0.1248 0.1088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.65% 0.166 138.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7078, 44.2295, 16.4737) |
| Luminance | 0.4423 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 3.64
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 4.08
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 5.16
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 5.30
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 5.30
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72C559 #AC59C5
analogous
#A8C559 #72C559 #59C576
triadic
#72C559 #5972C5 #C55972
tetradic
#72C559 #59A8C5 #AC59C5 #C57659
square
#72C559 #59A8C5 #AC59C5 #C57659
split-complementary
#72C559 #7659C5 #C559A8
monochromatic
#3D792A #53A73A #72C559 #99D586 #BFE5B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#72C559 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#72C559 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72C559
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72C559 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72C559 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.85 | 9.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB64F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAF61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CBFAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72c559; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 197, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.166 138.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0d78b',
500: '#72c559',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72c559; $custom-light: #a0d78b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72c559",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 197,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 106.111,
"s": 48.214,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74647,
"c": 0.16557,
"h": 138.9
},
"luminance": 0.44231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72C559
secondary
#C9A7D3
accent
#50D8B8
background
#FAFDF8
surface
#F4FAF0
border
#CED3CB
text
#0F140C
muted
#7F837D