#72A362

Closest named color: Dull Green (#74A662). oklch(66.4% 0.106 138.3), rgb(114, 163, 98).

Black text reads best on this color (7.13:1).

About this color

#72A362 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 138°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dull Green (#74A662), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.13:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.106)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dull Green (#74A662)
Black text	7.13:1
White text	2.94:1

Values

HEX	#72A362
RGB	rgb(114, 163, 98)
HSL	hsl(105, 26%, 51%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.4% 0.106 138.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #72A362	2.94:1	Fails	Lc -61.2	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #72A362	7.13:1	AAA	Lc 48.2	Large or bold text, headings
#72A362 text on white	2.94:1	Fails	Lc 55.9	Large or bold text, headings
#72A362 text on black	7.13:1	AAA	Lc -45.9	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F2

oklch(97.2% 0.008 139.4)
Step 100
100

#E5ECE3

oklch(93.5% 0.014 138.7)
Step 200
200

#D0DECC

oklch(88.5% 0.029 138.7)
Step 300
300

#B0C9A9

oklch(80.8% 0.052 138.9)
Step 400
400

#87AD7B

oklch(70.6% 0.082 138.3)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#72A362

oklch(66.4% 0.106 138.3)
Step 600
600

#4F833D

oklch(55.6% 0.116 138.2)
Step 700
700

#3F6F2F

oklch(49.2% 0.108 138.5)
Step 800
800

#355A28

oklch(42.7% 0.088 138.2)
Step 900
900

#2E4A25

oklch(37.6% 0.069 138.4)
Step 950
950

#1B2C16

oklch(27.1% 0.045 138.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#72A362 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#A7995D	0.073
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A09566	0.072
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#709F93	0.073
Achromatopsia (no color)	#969696	0.107