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#72CA7A Color

#72CA7A is rgb(114, 202, 122) in RGB, hsl(125, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 40%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mantis (#74C365), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72CA7A
HEX#72CA7A
RGBrgb(114, 202, 122)
HSLhsl(125, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(125, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 40%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.141 146)
LABlab(74.36% -40.20 31.37)
LCHlch(74.36% 50.99 142.04)

What #72CA7A 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 #72CA7A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mantis#74C365ΔE 8.05Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.65Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 11.59Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.33Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.98Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 13.25

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

#72CA7A Channel Values

How #72CA7A 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 202 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72CA7A 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #72CA7A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #72CA7A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72CA7A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#72CA7A
Complementary
#CA72C2
Analogous
#97CA72
Analogous
#72CAA5
Triadic
#7A72CA
Triadic
#CA7A72
Split comp.
#A572CA
Split comp.
#CA7297

Tints & Shades of #72CA7A

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

#85D18B
#97D89D
#AADFAE
#C0E7C3
#D3EED5
#E5F5E6

Shades

#55BE5E
#3FA648
#34893B
#296B2E
#1D4E21
#112C13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #72CA7A.

How #72CA7A 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#72CA7A
Protanopia#BFBF7B
Protanomaly#A5C37A
Deuteranopia#B3B37D
Deuteranomaly#9DBD7C
Tritanopia#81C2C2
Tritanomaly#7BC5AA
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72CA7A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-72ca7a: #72CA7A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72CA7A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72ca7a': '#72CA7A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.792, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_72ca7a">#72CA7A</color>
SVG fillfill="#72CA7A"

More Green Colors

#72CA7A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#72CA7A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72CA7A?

#72CA7A is a light green — rgb(114, 202, 122) in RGB and hsl(125, 45%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.05.

What is the RGB value of #72CA7A?

#72CA7A is rgb(114, 202, 122) — red 114, green 202, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72CA7A?

#72CA7A converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 40%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72CA7A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72CA7A scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72CA7A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72CA7A 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 13.25, which is visibly different.

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