What color is #72D47D?

#72D47D is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72D47D?

The RGB value is 114, 212, 125: 114 red, 212 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72D47D?

The complementary color is #D472C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72D47D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72D47D color

#72D47D rgb(114, 212, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #72D47D is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 83.1% green and 49% blue (114, 212, 125).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 53% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#72D47D color codes

HEX	`#72D47D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 212, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 83.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 53%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 46%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 41%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.37, -46.87, 34.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.37, 58.08, 143.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.183, 52.143, 27.661)`
Decimal	`7525501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72D47D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #72D47D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72D47D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #72D47D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72d47d; }
.text { color: #72d47d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72d47d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 212 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72d47d, #72d4ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72D47D?: #72D47D is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72D47D?: The RGB value is 114, 212, 125: 114 red, 212 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72D47D?: The complementary color is #D472C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72D47D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.