Palettes / Colors / #72EEAA

#72EEAA — Light Vivid Green

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #72EEAA 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.

#72EEAA 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 #EE72B6; it also sits naturally between #78EE72 and #72EEE7. 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 67%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72EEAA

.text { color: #72EEAA; }
.background { background-color: #72EEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72EEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 238, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 78%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72EEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 238, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72EEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 238, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE72B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72EEAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72EEAA

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 #72EEAA 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 #72EEAA 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 #72EEAA?

#72EEAA is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 114, 238, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72EEAA?

#72EEAA is RGB 114, 238, 170 — HSL 147°, 78%, 69% — CMYK 52%, 0%, 29%, 7%.

What colors go with #72EEAA?

Its complement is #EE72B6; analogous partners are #78EE72 and #72EEE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72EEAA for text?

Black text on #72EEAA has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.