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Recognised as Colour

#72AC55

  • #72AC55
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#72AC55 is a green with RGB values 114, 172, 85 and HSL 100°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#72AC55#72AC55
HEX#72AC55
RGBrgb(114, 172, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6745, 0.3333
RGB percentages44.7%, 67.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(100, 34.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 50.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK33.7%, 0%, 50.6%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,515,221
CSS custom property--colour: #72AC55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#8D53AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1A04Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99B5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#70A798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 16.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.5Forest green · ΔE 21.3Sea green · ΔE 23.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.5Light green · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F55AC
Analogous#9EAC55, #55AC63
Triadic#5572AC, #AC5572
Split complementary#6455AC, #AC559D
Tetradic#559EAC, #8F55AC, #AC6355

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EFDE
Lighter +30%#C7DEBC
Lighter +20%#ABCD9A
Lighter +10%#8EBD77
Darker −10%#5B8A44
Darker −20%#456833
Darker −30%#2E4622
Darker −40%#172411
More saturated +25%#67CC35
Less saturated −25%#7D8C75

Channel breakdown

R114
G172
B85
Red114 (44.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)34.39%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G AC · B 55

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