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#72EF8A closest to Grotesque Green

#72EF8A is a very light, vivid green; the closest named color is Grotesque Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 93.7% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(114, 239, 138)). Its HSL value is 132° hue, 80% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 6% black. #72EF8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.43:1.

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Variations of #72EF8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#72EF8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#72EF8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #72EF8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E0D191
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1DD83
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8E187
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0D191
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8DC8E
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #59EBD6
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #65EDB2
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3DDC6

#72EF8A contrast checker

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1.46:1 Very poor#72EF8A text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.43:1 Super#72EF8A text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#72EF8A in CSS

/* Grotesque Green */
.color { color: #72EF8A; }
.background { background-color: #72EF8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #72EF8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(114 239 138);
color: hsl(132 80% 69%);
color: oklch(0.857 0.178 148.0);

#72EF8A FAQ

What color is #72EF8A?

#72EF8A is a very light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Grotesque Green. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #72EF8A?

#72EF8A is rgb(114, 239, 138) in RGB, hsl(132, 80%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(52%, 0%, 42%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #72EF8A?

The complementary color of #72EF8A is #EF72D7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #72EF8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #72EF8A: 14.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #72EF8A a warm or cool color?

#72EF8A is a cool color.