#72d9b4

Color #72d9b4

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 4.28 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-300 #5ee9b5 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#72d9b4

RGB

rgb(114, 217, 180)

HSL

hsl(158.4, 57.5%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(158.4, 47.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.5%, 0%, 17.1%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(79.89, -38.69, 9.04)

LCH

lch(79.89, 39.73, 166.85)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.1111, 167.95)

HWB

hwb(158.4, 44.7%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d97297

Analogous

#72d980

#72d9b4

#72cbd9

Triadic

#72d9b4

#b472d9

#d9b472

Split-complementary

#72d9b4

#d972cb

#d98072

Tetradic

#72d9b4

#7297d9

#d97297

#d9b472

Square

#72d9b4

#8072d9

#d97297

#cbd972

Shades

Color #72d9b4 mixed toward black.

#47cd9d

#2fae80

#238260

#175740

#0c2b20

Tints

Color #72d9b4 mixed toward white.

#8adfc0

#a1e6cd

#b9ecd9

#d0f2e6

#e8f9f2

Tones

Color #72d9b4 mixed toward gray.

#7bd0b2

#83c8af

#8cbfad

#94b7aa

#9daea8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aabe · ΔE 29.4

Deuteranopia

#a39bc0 · ΔE 34.7

Tritanopia

#7ac5c7 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72d9b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72d9b4]

Related colors

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#72d9b4 (#72d9b4) is rgb(114, 217, 180) in RGB.

No, #72d9b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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