Recognised as Colour

#72A451

#72A451
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#72A451 is a green with RGB values 114, 164, 81 and HSL 96°, 34%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#72A451

RGBrgb(114, 164, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6431, 0.3176

RGB percentages44.7%, 64.3%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(96.1, 33.9%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96.1, 50.6%, 64.3%)

CMYK30.5%, 0%, 50.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,513,169

CSS custom property--colour: #72A451;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1

Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#8D5BAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AA994Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29556no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#729F91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 14.8 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.3 Sea green · ΔE 22 Forest green · ΔE 22.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8351A4

Analogous#9CA451, #51A45A

Triadic#5172A4, #A45172

Split complementary#5A51A4, #A4519B

Tetradic#519BA4, #8351A4, #A45A51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEEBD6

Lighter +30%#C3DAB4

Lighter +20%#A8C992

Lighter +10%#8DB870

Darker −10%#5A8240

Darker −20%#43602F

Darker −30%#2B3E1E

Darker −40%#131B0E

More saturated +25%#6CC332

Less saturated −25%#788570

Channel breakdown

R114

G164

B81

Red114 (44.7%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue96.14°

Saturation (HSL)33.88%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G A4 · B 51

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