Palettes / Colors / #72EC00

#72EC00 — Vivid Green

#72EC00 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color LawnGreen (#7CFC00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lawngreen (#7CFC00) — not an exact match. CSS lawngreen gives you #7CFC00, a different color; use #72EC00 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.

#72EC00 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 #7900EB; it also sits naturally between #E7EB00 and #00EB04. 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 93% · Blue 0%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72EC00

.text { color: #72EC00; }
.background { background-color: #72EC00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72EC00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 236, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 100%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72EC00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 236, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72EC00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 236, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#72EC00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#72EC00">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7900EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72EC00: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72EC00

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 #72EC00 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 #72EC00 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

← #72EBFF  ·  #72EC01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72EC00?

#72EC00 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 114, 236, 0). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72EC00?

#72EC00 is RGB 114, 236, 0 — HSL 91°, 100%, 46% — CMYK 52%, 0%, 100%, 7%.

What colors go with #72EC00?

Its complement is #7900EB; analogous partners are #E7EB00 and #00EB04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72EC00 for text?

Black text on #72EC00 has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.