Colour

#72A22D

#72A22D
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#72A22D is a green with RGB values 114, 162, 45 and HSL 85°, 57%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#72A22D#72A22D

HEX#72A22D

RGBrgb(114, 162, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6353, 0.1765

RGB percentages44.7%, 63.5%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(84.6, 56.5%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(84.6, 72.2%, 63.5%)

CMYK29.6%, 0%, 72.2%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,512,621

CSS custom property--colour: #72A22D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#8D5DD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AA9619no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39338no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#759B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 9.5 Forest green · ΔE 20.3 Yellow green · ΔE 20.9 Green · ΔE 23.3 Olive · ΔE 23.6 Dark green · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5D2DA2

Analogous#A2982D, #37A22D

Triadic#2D72A2, #A22D72

Split complementary#2D37A2, #982DA2

Tetradic#2DA298, #5D2DA2, #A22D37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3E9B2

Lighter +30%#BCDE8A

Lighter +20%#A5D362

Lighter +10%#8EC83A

Darker −10%#567A22

Darker −20%#3A5217

Darker −30%#1E2A0C

Darker −40%#020201

More saturated +25%#77BC13

Less saturated −25%#6D8847

Channel breakdown

R114

G162

B45

Red114 (44.7%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue84.62°

Saturation (HSL)56.52%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G A2 · B 2D

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