#72c481

Color #72c481

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 11.71 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#72c481

RGB

rgb(114, 196, 129)

HSL

hsl(131, 41%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(131, 41.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.8%, 0%, 34.2%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(72.65, -39.29, 26.02)

LCH

lch(72.65, 47.12, 146.49)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.1254, 148.61)

HWB

hwb(131, 44.7%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c472b5

Analogous

#8cc472

#72c481

#72c4aa

Triadic

#72c481

#8172c4

#c48172

Split-complementary

#72c481

#aa72c4

#c4728c

Tetradic

#72c481

#72b5c4

#c472b5

#c48172

Square

#72c481

#728cc4

#c472b5

#c4aa72

Shades

Color #72c481 mixed toward black.

#4eb561

#3d924d

#2e6d39

#1e4926

#0f2413

Tints

Color #72c481 mixed toward white.

#8ace96

#a1d8ab

#b9e2c0

#d0ebd5

#e8f5ea

Tones

Color #72c481 mixed toward gray.

#79bd85

#80b68a

#87b08e

#8da992

#94a297

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9d95 · ΔE 22.4

Deuteranopia

#989199 · ΔE 31.2

Tritanopia

#78a2a5 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72c481;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72c481]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#72c481 (#72c481) is rgb(114, 196, 129) in RGB.

No, #72c481 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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