Palettes / Colors / #72EEBD

#72EEBD — Light Vivid Green

#72EEBD is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #72EEBD 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.

#72EEBD is a cool 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 #EE72A4; it also sits naturally between #72EE7F and #72E1EE. 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 74%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72EEBD

.text { color: #72EEBD; }
.background { background-color: #72EEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72EEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 238, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 78%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72EEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 238, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72EEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 238, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE72A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72EEBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72EEBD

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 #72EEBD 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 #72EEBD 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 #72EEBD?

#72EEBD is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 114, 238, 189). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72EEBD?

#72EEBD is RGB 114, 238, 189 — HSL 156°, 78%, 69% — CMYK 52%, 0%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #72EEBD?

Its complement is #EE72A4; analogous partners are #72EE7F and #72E1EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72EEBD for text?

Black text on #72EEBD has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.