#72b789

Color #72b789

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 8.76 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#72b789

RGB

rgb(114, 183, 137)

HSL

hsl(140, 32.4%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(140, 37.7%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.7%, 0%, 25.1%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(68.93, -31.87, 16.67)

LCH

lch(68.93, 35.97, 152.39)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0973, 154.09)

HWB

hwb(140, 44.7%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b772a0

Analogous

#7db772

#72b789

#72b7ab

Triadic

#72b789

#8972b7

#b78972

Split-complementary

#72b789

#ab72b7

#b7727d

Tetradic

#72b789

#72a0b7

#b772a0

#b78972

Square

#72b789

#727db7

#b772a0

#b7ab72

Shades

Color #72b789 mixed toward black.

#54a46e

#438358

#326242

#21412c

#112116

Tints

Color #72b789 mixed toward white.

#89c39d

#a1cfb0

#b8dbc4

#d0e7d8

#e7f3eb

Tones

Color #72b789 mixed toward gray.

#78b18b

#7dab8d

#83a68f

#89a091

#8f9a92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959696 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#918b99 · ΔE 30.4

Tritanopia

#779fa1 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72b789;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72b789]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#72b789 (#72b789) is rgb(114, 183, 137) in RGB.

No, #72b789 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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