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#72EC79

#72ec79 ≈ Pastel Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72ec79 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 123.44°, with 76.25% saturation and 68.63% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77dd77), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#66ff66
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Relative luminance0.6495

Complementary

  1. #72ec79
  2. #ec72e5

Split complementary

  1. #72ec79
  2. #b672ec
  3. #ec72a8

Analogous

  1. #a8ec72
  2. #72ec79
  3. #72ecb6

Triadic

  1. #72ec79
  2. #7972ec
  3. #ec7972

Tetradic

  1. #72ec79
  2. #72e5ec
  3. #ec72e5
  4. #ec7972

Square

  1. #72ec79
  2. #72a8ec
  3. #ec72e5
  4. #ecb672

Monochromatic

  1. #17ae20
  2. #2fe339
  3. #72ec79
  4. #b5f5b9
  5. #edfdee

Shades

#72ec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72ec79
  2. #67d46d
  3. #5bbd61
  4. #50a555
  5. #448e49
  6. #39763d
  7. #2e5e30
  8. #224724
  9. #172f18
  10. #0b180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#72ec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72ec79
  2. #80ee86
  3. #8ef094
  4. #9cf2a1
  5. #aaf4af
  6. #b9f6bc
  7. #c7f7c9
  8. #d5f9d7
  9. #e3fbe4
  10. #f1fdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72ec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72ec79
  2. #73e17a
  3. #75d67a
  4. #76cc7b
  5. #78c17c
  6. #79b67d
  7. #7aab7d
  8. #7ca07e
  9. #7d967f
  10. #7f8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4ddb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0da6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfce81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5ee7d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cae173 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bddb7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #67e9b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72ec79 {
  color: #72ec79;
}
Background
.bg-72ec79 {
  background-color: #72ec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72ec79 {
  border: 2px solid #72ec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72ec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 123 76% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72ec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ec79, #72ecb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72ec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 3.55 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.69 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.89 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.21 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.81 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.54 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.37 #8d1386 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pastel Green
#72ec79  rgb(114, 236, 121)  hsl(123, 76%, 69%)  Pastel Green
#ec72e5  rgb(236, 114, 229)  hsl(303, 76%, 69%)  Violet
#7972ec  rgb(121, 114, 236)  hsl(243, 76%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#ec7972  rgb(236, 121, 114)  hsl(3, 76%, 69%)  Light Coral