#72DE66
Closest named color: Fresh Green (#69D84F). oklch(81% 0.188 141.7), rgb(114, 222, 102).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (12.35:1).
About this color
#72DE66 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 142°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Fresh Green (#69D84F), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.35:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Fresh Green (#69D84F) |
| Black text | 12.35:1 |
| White text | 1.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #72DE66 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 222, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(114, 65%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81% 0.188 141.7) |
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 #72DE66 | 1.69:1 | Fails | Lc -33.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #72DE66 | 12.35:1 | AAA | Lc 73.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #72DE66 text on white | 1.69:1 | Fails | Lc 30.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #72DE66 text on black | 12.35:1 | AAA | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
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 300.
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Step 50
50
#ECFAEA
oklch(97% 0.026 141.8)
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Step 100
100
#D6F4D2
oklch(93.6% 0.055 141.9)
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Step 200
200
#B2EBAB
oklch(88.5% 0.104 141.9)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#72DE66
oklch(81% 0.188 141.7)
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Step 400
400
#1FC200
oklch(70.8% 0.237 141.7)
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Step 500
500
#19A600
oklch(63% 0.211 141.7)
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Step 600
600
#138C00
oklch(55.6% 0.186 141.8)
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Step 700
700
#0F7600
oklch(49.2% 0.164 141.7)
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Step 800
800
#0A6100
oklch(42.8% 0.143 141.7)
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Step 900
900
#075100
oklch(37.8% 0.126 141.7)
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Step 950
950
#033000
oklch(26.9% 0.09 141.6)
#72DE66 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) | #E3CC5B | 0.134 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D4C36F | 0.133 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #65D8C3 | 0.122 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C6C6C6 | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #72DE66
#72DE66
oklch(81% 0.188 141.7)
- #F19BFF
#F19BFF
oklch(81% 0.163 321.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #72DE66, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #72DE66.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Fresh Green #69D84F ΔE 0.027
- Weird Green #3AE57F ΔE 0.036
- Kiwi Green #8EE53F ΔE 0.045
- Toxic Green #61DE2A ΔE 0.049
- Green Apple #5EDC1F ΔE 0.054
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.055
- Apple Green #76CD26 ΔE 0.056
- Apple #6ECB3C ΔE 0.057
Use #72DE66 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.