Palettes / Colors / #72DA8B

#72DA8B — Green

#72DA8B is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

#72DA8B 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 #DA72C1; it also sits naturally between #8EDA72 and #72DABE. 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 85% · Blue 55%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72DA8B

.text { color: #72DA8B; }
.background { background-color: #72DA8B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72DA8B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 218, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(134, 58%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72DA8B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 218, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72DA8B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 218, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#72DA8B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#72DA8B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA72C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72DA8B: #000000.

How #72DA8B 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 #72DA8B 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 #72DA8B?

#72DA8B is Green, a green color (RGB 114, 218, 139). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72DA8B?

#72DA8B is RGB 114, 218, 139 — HSL 134°, 58%, 65% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 36%, 15%.

What colors go with #72DA8B?

Its complement is #DA72C1; analogous partners are #8EDA72 and #72DABE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72DA8B for text?

Black text on #72DA8B has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.