#72FF79
Mint · very light cool green
About #72FF79
#72FF79 is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 45% red, 100% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Mint and Kelly Green (ΔE 18.8), with Kelly Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FF72F8 (orchid), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #72FF79?
#72FF79 is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 45% red, 100% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #72FF79?
Use black text. Black on #72FF79 has a contrast ratio of 16.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #72FF79?
Its complementary colour is #FF72F8, and analogous partners are #B1FF72 and #72FFC0.