Palettes / Colors / #72BC38

#72BC38 — Muted Green

#72BC38 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

#72BC38 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8338BC; it also sits naturally between #B4BC38 and #38BC41. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 74% · Blue 22%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 70% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #72BC38

.text { color: #72BC38; }
.background { background-color: #72BC38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72BC38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 188, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 54%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72BC38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 188, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72BC38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 188, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#72BC38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#72BC38">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8338BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72BC38: #000000.

How #72BC38 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #72BC38 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #72BC37  ·  #72BC39 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72BC38?

#72BC38 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 114, 188, 56). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72BC38?

#72BC38 is RGB 114, 188, 56 — HSL 94°, 54%, 48% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 70%, 26%.

What colors go with #72BC38?

Its complement is #8338BC; analogous partners are #B4BC38 and #38BC41. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72BC38 for text?

Black text on #72BC38 has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.