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Recognised as Colour

#72955E

  • #72955E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#72955E is a green with RGB values 114, 149, 94 and HSL 98°, 23%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#72955E#72955E
HEX#72955E
RGBrgb(114, 149, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5843, 0.3686
RGB percentages44.7%, 58.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(98.2, 22.6%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.2, 36.9%, 58.4%)
CMYK23.5%, 0%, 36.9%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,509,342
CSS custom property--colour: #72955E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#8D6AA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#998D5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#948A61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#729187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17Sea green · ΔE 18.9Dark khaki · ΔE 25.1Olivedrab · ΔE 25.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#815E95
Analogous#8E955E, #5E9566
Triadic#5E7295, #955E72
Split complementary#665E95, #955E8D
Tetradic#5E8D95, #815E95, #95665E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE7D8
Lighter +30%#C2D3B9
Lighter +20%#A7BF9A
Lighter +10%#8CAB7B
Darker −10%#5A764A
Darker −20%#425637
Darker −30%#2A3723
Darker −40%#12180F
More saturated +25%#6AB340
Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R114
G149
B94
Red114 (44.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue98.18°
Saturation (HSL)22.63%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G 95 · B 5E

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