#72c385

Color #72c385

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#72c385

RGB

rgb(114, 195, 133)

HSL

hsl(134.1, 40.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(134.1, 41.5%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.5%, 0%, 31.8%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(72.43, -38.15, 23.61)

LCH

lch(72.43, 44.86, 148.25)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.1199, 150.25)

HWB

hwb(134.1, 44.7%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c372b0

Analogous

#87c372

#72c385

#72c3ae

Triadic

#72c385

#8572c3

#c38572

Split-complementary

#72c385

#ae72c3

#c37287

Tetradic

#72c385

#72b0c3

#c372b0

#c38572

Square

#72c385

#7287c3

#c372b0

#c3ae72

Shades

Color #72c385 mixed toward black.

#4eb466

#3e9151

#2e6c3d

#1f4829

#0f2414

Tints

Color #72c385 mixed toward white.

#8acd99

#a1d7ae

#b9e1c2

#d0ebd6

#e8f5eb

Tones

Color #72c385 mixed toward gray.

#79bc89

#80b68c

#86af90

#8da893

#94a197

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9d97 · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#97919b · ΔE 30.8

Tritanopia

#78a4a6 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72c385;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72c385]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#72c385 (#72c385) is rgb(114, 195, 133) in RGB.

No, #72c385 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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