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#72C595 Color

#72C595 is rgb(114, 197, 149) in RGB, hsl(145, 42%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 24%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72C595
HEX#72C595
RGBrgb(114, 197, 149)
HSLhsl(145, 42%, 61%)
HSVhsv(145, 42%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 24%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.108 157.2)
LABlab(73.28% -34.59 15.91)
LCHlch(73.28% 38.08 155.30)

What #72C595 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 #72C595, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.97Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.9Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.94Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.98Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.21Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.44

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

#72C595 Channel Values

How #72C595 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 197 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 42% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 42% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72C595 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #72C595 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #72C595

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72C595; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#72C595
Complementary
#C572A3
Analogous
#79C572
Analogous
#72C5BE
Triadic
#9572C5
Triadic
#C59572
Split comp.
#BE72C5
Split comp.
#C57279

Tints & Shades of #72C595

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

#84CDA2
#9AD6B3
#ACDDC0
#BEE4CE
#D0ECDC
#E6F5EC

Shades

#55B97F
#43A36B
#378658
#296542
#1E482F
#122B1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #72C595.

How #72C595 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#72C595
Protanopia#BABA95
Protanomaly#A2BF95
Deuteranopia#AFAF97
Deuteranomaly#9AB896
Tritanopia#7CC0C0
Tritanomaly#78C2B0
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72C595 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-72c595: #72C595;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72C595;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72c595': '#72C595' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.773, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_72c595">#72C595</color>
SVG fillfill="#72C595"

More Green Colors

#72C595 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#72C595 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72C595?

#72C595 is a light green — rgb(114, 197, 149) in RGB and hsl(145, 42%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #72C595?

#72C595 is rgb(114, 197, 149) — red 114, green 197, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72C595?

#72C595 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 24%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72C595 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72C595 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72C595 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72C595 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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