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#72FD75 Color

#72FD75 is rgb(114, 253, 117) in RGB, hsl(121, 97%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 54%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72FD75
HEX#72FD75
RGBrgb(114, 253, 117)
HSLhsl(121, 97%, 72%)
HSVhsv(121, 55%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 54%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.215 143.9)
LABlab(89.50% -59.29 52.26)
LCHlch(89.50% 79.03 138.60)

What #72FD75 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 #72FD75, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#72FD75 Channel Values

How #72FD75 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 253 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 97% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 55% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72FD75 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #72FD75

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72FD75; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #72FD75

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.

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How #72FD75 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#72FD75
Protanopia#EDED76
Protanomaly#C7F376
Deuteranopia#DCDC7C
Deuteranomaly#BBEA79
Tritanopia#8EF1F1
Tritanomaly#84F6CB
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72FD75 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-72fd75: #72FD75;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72FD75;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72fd75': '#72FD75' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.992, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_72fd75">#72FD75</color>
SVG fillfill="#72FD75"

More Green Colors

#72FD75 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#72FD75 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72FD75?

#72FD75 is a light green — rgb(114, 253, 117) in RGB and hsl(121, 97%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.91.

What is the RGB value of #72FD75?

#72FD75 is rgb(114, 253, 117) — red 114, green 253, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72FD75?

#72FD75 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 54%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72FD75 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72FD75 scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72FD75 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72FD75 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.67, which is visibly different.

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