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#72FF8A closest to Light Green

#72FF8A is a very light, vivid green; the closest named color is Light Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 100.0% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(114, 255, 138)). Its HSL value is 130° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black. #72FF8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.39:1.

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Variations of #72FF8A

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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#72FF8A 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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#72FF8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #72FF8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EFDE92
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEB81
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6EF86
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EFDE92
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4EA8F
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #54FAE3
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #63FDBA
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CEEBD1

#72FF8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#72FF8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.39:1 Super#72FF8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#72FF8A in CSS

/* Light Green */
.color { color: #72FF8A; }
.background { background-color: #72FF8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #72FF8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(114 255 138);
color: hsl(130 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.895 0.200 147.1);

#72FF8A FAQ

What color is #72FF8A?

#72FF8A is a very light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Light Green. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #72FF8A?

#72FF8A is rgb(114, 255, 138) in RGB, hsl(130, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 0%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #72FF8A?

The complementary color of #72FF8A is #FF72E7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #72FF8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #72FF8A: 16.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #72FF8A a warm or cool color?

#72FF8A is a cool color.