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Recognised as Colour

#72AB73

  • #72AB73
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#72AB73 is a green with RGB values 114, 171, 115 and HSL 121°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#72AB73#72AB73
HEX#72AB73
RGBrgb(114, 171, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6706, 0.451
RGB percentages44.7%, 67.1%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(121.1, 25.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(121.1, 33.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 32.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,514,995
CSS custom property--colour: #72AB73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#8D548C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADA16Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49B76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA89Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.8Sea green · ΔE 16.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.4Dark khaki · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB72AA
Analogous#8DAB72, #72AB90
Triadic#7372AB, #AB7372
Split complementary#9072AB, #AB728D
Tetradic#728DAB, #AB72AA, #AB9072

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F7F2
Lighter +30%#D2E4D2
Lighter +20%#B2D1B2
Lighter +10%#92BE93
Darker −10%#579358
Darker −20%#447345
Darker −30%#315332
Darker −40%#1E331F
More saturated +25%#56C758
Less saturated −25%#8E8F8E

Channel breakdown

R114
G171
B115
Red114 (44.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue121.05°
Saturation (HSL)25.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G AB · B 73

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