Information about #72A53B color

#72A53B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#72A53B falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 165, 59) — 44.7% red, 64.7% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 0 / 42 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #72A53B reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow-green and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Leaf (#71AA34). Slightly further away sit Palm Leaf (#6F9940) and Nasty Green (#70B23F).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(114, 165, 59)), which gives #72A53B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. #72A53B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#72A53B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#72A53B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #72A53B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72A53B
  • RGB114, 165, 59
  • CMYK20, 0, 42, 35
  • CSSrgb(114, 165, 59)
  • HSL89°, 47%, 44%
  • HSL Precise88.868°, 47.321%, 43.922%
  • HSV89°, 64%, 65%
  • HSB89°, 64%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.647, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.647, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.647, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID72A53B
  • DECIMAL ID7513403
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01