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Recognised as Colour

#72A615

  • #72A615
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#72A615 is a green with RGB values 114, 166, 21 and HSL 82°, 78%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#72A615#72A615
HEX#72A615
RGBrgb(114, 166, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.651, 0.0824
RGB percentages44.7%, 65.1%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(81.5, 77.5%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.5, 87.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK31.3%, 0%, 87.3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,513,621
CSS custom property--colour: #72A615;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#8D59EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79628no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#769E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.2Olivedrab · ΔE 16.3Forest green · ΔE 23.4Green · ΔE 24.4Olive · ΔE 26.8Limegreen · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4915A6
Analogous#A69215, #2AA615
Triadic#1572A6, #A61572
Split complementary#1529A6, #9215A6
Tetradic#15A692, #4915A6, #A6152A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1F295
Lighter +30%#BDEC68
Lighter +20%#A9E63B
Lighter +10%#91D31B
Darker −10%#53790F
Darker −20%#344B0A
Darker −30%#151E04
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#78BB00
Less saturated −25%#6B8F2C

Channel breakdown

R114
G166
B21
Red114 (44.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue81.52°
Saturation (HSL)77.54%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G A6 · B 15

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