HEX atlas value

#72E740

#72E740 is a cool green HEX color close to Toxic Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 114, 231, 64, HSL 102, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.611, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#72E740 Sample readable text

HEX #72E740

RGB rgb(114, 231, 64)

HSL hsl(102 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(51, 0, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.611

Contrast Black 13.22:1White 1.59:1

CSS

--color-72e740: #72E740;
.background-72e740 { background-color: #72E740; }
.text-72e740 { color: #72E740; }

Luminance0.611

Black text13.22:1AA Pass

White text1.59:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#72E740","rgb":[114,231,64],"hsl":[102,78,58],"cmyk":[51,0,72,9],"luminance":0.611,"contrast":{"black":13.22,"white":1.59}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.59,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#AFF292","hex":"#AFF292","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.94,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#69FF29","hex":"#69FF29","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.94,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.78,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C6E740","hex":"#C6E740","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.91,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Toxic Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/72e740.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B540E7","analogous":["#C6E740","#40E762"],"triadic":["#4072E7","#E74072"],"tetradic":["#40C6E7","#B540E7","#E76240"],"splitComplementary":["#6240E7","#E740C6"],"monochromatic":["#AFF292","#72E740","#46B616"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AFF292","dark":"#46B616","saturated":"#69FF29","desaturated":"#7CD058","pastel":"#C9EFB8","neon":"#86FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":29.223278392404914},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":49.71921157862421},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":65.92419889539804},{"slug":"lawn-green","name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","distance":68.09552114493287},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":68.8839603971781}]

HEX meaning and use

About #72E740

#72E740 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #72E740 is visually closest to Toxic Green, a named green color with HEX #61DE2A.

The RGB channels are 114, 231, and 64, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 102deg with 78% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.611, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.22:1AA Pass

White text1.59:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #72E740 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.22:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.59:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#AFF292#000000 text · best 15.94:1#AFF292

#69FF29#000000 text · best 15.94:1#69FF29

Lawn Green#000000 text · best 15.78:1#7CFC00

#C6E740#000000 text · best 14.91:1#C6E740

Generated Palette

#72E740#72E740

#B540E7#B540E7

#C6E740#C6E740

#40E762#40E762

#AFF292#AFF292

#46B616#46B616

Color Harmonies

#B540E7#B540E7

#C6E740#C6E740

#40E762#40E762

#4072E7#4072E7

#E74072#E74072

Variants

#AFF292#AFF292

#46B616#46B616

#69FF29#69FF29

#7CD058#7CD058

#C9EFB8#C9EFB8

#86FF52#86FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Lawn Green#7CFC00

Pistachio#93C572

#72E740

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #72E740

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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