What color is #72FE91?

#72FE91 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Experimintal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72FE91?

The RGB value is 114, 254, 145: 114 red, 254 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72FE91?

The complementary color is #FE72DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72FE91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72FE91 color

#72FE91 rgb(114, 254, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #72FE91 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 99.6% green and 56.9% blue (114, 254, 145).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 99% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Experimintal Green (#4CFF7B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#72FE91 color codes

HEX	`#72FE91`
RGB	`rgb(114, 254, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 99.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 99%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 43%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.09, -60.54, 40.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.09, 73.02, 146.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.489, 76.501, 39.046)`
Decimal	`7536273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72FE91, 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 #72FE91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72FE91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #72FE91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72fe91; }
.text { color: #72fe91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72fe91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 254 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72fe91, #72fed7); }

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Questions

What color is #72FE91?: #72FE91 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Experimintal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72FE91?: The RGB value is 114, 254, 145: 114 red, 254 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72FE91?: The complementary color is #FE72DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72FE91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.