Palettes / Colors / #72CD2E

#72CD2E — Green

#72CD2E is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #72CD2E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#72CD2E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #872ECC; it also sits naturally between #C1CC2E and #2ECC39. 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 80% · Blue 18%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72CD2E

.text { color: #72CD2E; }
.background { background-color: #72CD2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72CD2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 205, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72CD2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 205, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72CD2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 205, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#72CD2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#72CD2E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #872ECC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72CD2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72CD2E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #72CD2E 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 #72CD2E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #72CD2E?

#72CD2E is Green, a green color (RGB 114, 205, 46). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72CD2E?

#72CD2E is RGB 114, 205, 46 — HSL 94°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 78%, 20%.

What colors go with #72CD2E?

Its complement is #872ECC; analogous partners are #C1CC2E and #2ECC39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72CD2E for text?

Black text on #72CD2E has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.