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Recognised as Colour

#72A37E

  • #72A37E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#72A37E is a green with RGB values 114, 163, 126 and HSL 135°, 21%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#72A37E#72A37E
HEX#72A37E
RGBrgb(114, 163, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6392, 0.4941
RGB percentages44.7%, 63.9%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(134.7, 21%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(134.7, 30.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK30.1%, 0%, 22.7%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,512,958
CSS custom property--colour: #72A37E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#8D5C81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A39B7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9680no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6BA199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20Sea green · ΔE 20Cadetblue · ΔE 22Light seagreen · ΔE 24.5Dark cyan · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A37297
Analogous#7EA372, #72A397
Triadic#7E72A3, #A37E72
Split complementary#9772A3, #A3727E
Tetradic#727EA3, #A37297, #A39672

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF4EF
Lighter +30%#CFDFD3
Lighter +20%#B0CBB6
Lighter +10%#91B79A
Darker −10%#598965
Darker −20%#456A4E
Darker −30%#314B37
Darker −40%#1D2C21
More saturated +25%#55C06F
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R114
G163
B126
Red114 (44.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue134.69°
Saturation (HSL)21.03%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G A3 · B 7E

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