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#72BB8F Color

#72BB8F is rgb(114, 187, 143) in RGB, hsl(144, 35%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 24%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72BB8F
HEX#72BB8F
RGBrgb(114, 187, 143)
HSLhsl(144, 35%, 59%)
HSVhsv(144, 39%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 24%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.098 156.5)
LABlab(70.20% -31.23 14.88)
LCHlch(70.20% 34.59 154.52)

What #72BB8F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #72BB8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 7.69Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 7.88Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.68Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.52Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.99Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 13.35

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#72BB8F Channel Values

How #72BB8F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 114 · G 187 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 144° · S 35% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 144° · S 39% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72BB8F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #72BB8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #72BB8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72BB8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#72BB8F
Complementary
#BB729E
Analogous
#79BB72
Analogous
#72BBB4
Triadic
#8F72BB
Triadic
#BB8F72
Split comp.
#B472BB
Split comp.
#BB7279

Tints & Shades of #72BB8F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87C5A0
#98CDAD
#ACD7BE
#BEE0CB
#D2E9DC
#E3F2E9

Shades

#56AE79
#479466
#3A7853
#2E6042
#21452F
#14291C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #72BB8F.

How #72BB8F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#72BB8F
Protanopia#B1B18F
Protanomaly#9CB58F
Deuteranopia#A7A791
Deuteranomaly#95B090
Tritanopia#7BB6B6
Tritanomaly#77B8A8
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72BB8F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-72bb8f: #72BB8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72BB8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72bb8f': '#72BB8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.733, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_72bb8f">#72BB8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#72BB8F"

More Green Colors

#72BB8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#72BB8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72BB8F?

#72BB8F is a mid-tone green — rgb(114, 187, 143) in RGB and hsl(144, 35%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #72BB8F?

#72BB8F is rgb(114, 187, 143) — red 114, green 187, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72BB8F?

#72BB8F converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 24%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72BB8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72BB8F scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72BB8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72BB8F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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