Palettes / Colors / #72FF15
#72FF15 — Vivid Green
#72FF15 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 #72FF15 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.
#72FF15 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 #A114FF; it also sits naturally between #E8FF14 and #14FF2C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #72FF15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 114, 255, 21 |
| HSL | 96°, 100%, 54% |
| HSV | 96°, 92%, 100% |
| CMYK | 55%, 0%, 92%, 0% |
| XYZ | 42.83, 75.15, 12.96 |
| Yxy | 75.15, 0.3271, 0.5739 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.46, -71.24, 83.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.69, -59.81, 48.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 45% · Green 100% · Blue 8%
Cyan 55% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 92% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #72FF15
.text { color: #72FF15; }
.background { background-color: #72FF15; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72FF15; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 255, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 100%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72FF15; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 255, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72FF15; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 255, 21, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#72FF15">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#72FF15">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A114FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.03:1 AAA |
Best text color on #72FF15: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72FF15
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #72FF15: ·
How #72FF15 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 #72FF15 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #72FF15?
#72FF15 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 114, 255, 21). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #72FF15?
#72FF15 is RGB 114, 255, 21 — HSL 96°, 100%, 54% — CMYK 55%, 0%, 92%, 0%.
What colors go with #72FF15?
Its complement is #A114FF; analogous partners are #E8FF14 and #14FF2C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #72FF15 for text?
Black text on #72FF15 has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.