Recognised as Colour

#72A71C

#72A71C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#72A71C is a green with RGB values 114, 167, 28 and HSL 83°, 71%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#72A71C

RGBrgb(114, 167, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6549, 0.1098

RGB percentages44.7%, 65.5%, 11%

HSLhsl(82.9, 71.3%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(82.9, 83.2%, 65.5%)

CMYK31.7%, 0%, 83.2%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,513,884

CSS custom property--colour: #72A71C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.6 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#929292

Inverted#8D58E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AF9A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8972Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#769F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 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

Yellow green · ΔE 15.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 15.7 Forest green · ΔE 22.5 Green · ΔE 23.9 Olive · ΔE 26.9 Limegreen · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#511CA7

Analogous#A7961C, #2DA71C

Triadic#1C72A7, #A71C72

Split complementary#1C2DA7, #961CA7

Tetradic#1CA796, #511CA7, #A71C2D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1EFA0

Lighter +30%#BCE874

Lighter +20%#A7E049

Lighter +10%#90D323

Darker −10%#547B15

Darker −20%#36500D

Darker −30%#192406

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#78BF04

Less saturated −25%#6C8F34

Channel breakdown

R114

G167

B28

Red114 (44.7%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue82.88°

Saturation (HSL)71.28%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G A7 · B 1C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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