Colour

#72A243

#72A243
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#72A243 is a green with RGB values 114, 162, 67 and HSL 90°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#72A243

RGBrgb(114, 162, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6353, 0.2627

RGB percentages44.7%, 63.5%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(90.3, 41.5%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90.3, 58.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK29.6%, 0%, 58.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,512,643

CSS custom property--colour: #72A243;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#8D5DBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A99739no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2934Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#749C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 10.1 Forest green · ΔE 20.4 Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.2 Olive · ΔE 25.4 Green · ΔE 25.4 Sea green · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7343A2

Analogous#A2A243, #43A243

Triadic#4372A2, #A24372

Split complementary#4343A2, #A243A2

Tetradic#43A2A2, #7343A2, #A24343

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8E8C9

Lighter +30%#BFDAA4

Lighter +20%#A5CB80

Lighter +10%#8BBC5C

Darker −10%#597E34

Darker −20%#3F5A25

Darker −30%#263616

Darker −40%#0C1207

More saturated +25%#72BF26

Less saturated −25%#728560

Channel breakdown

R114

G162

B67

Red114 (44.7%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue90.32°

Saturation (HSL)41.48%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G A2 · B 43

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