#72FF7A
Mint · very light cool green
About #72FF7A
#72FF7A is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 100% green and 48% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Mint and Kelly Green (ΔE 18.5); Kelly Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FF72F7 — a orchid tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #72FF7A for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 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 #72FF7A?
#72FF7A is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 100% green and 48% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #72FF7A?
Use black text. Black on #72FF7A has a contrast ratio of 16.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #72FF7A?
Its complementary colour is #FF72F7, and analogous partners are #B0FF72 and #72FFC0.