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Recognised as Colour

#72AE21

  • #72AE21
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#72AE21 is a green with RGB values 114, 174, 33 and HSL 86°, 68%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#72AE21#72AE21
HEX#72AE21
RGBrgb(114, 174, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6824, 0.1294
RGB percentages44.7%, 68.2%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(85.5, 68.1%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.5, 81%, 68.2%)
CMYK34.5%, 0%, 81%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,515,681
CSS custom property--colour: #72AE21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 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#979797
Inverted#8D51DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#AE9C31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#74A694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 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

Yellow green · ΔE 13.5Olivedrab · ΔE 18.9Forest green · ΔE 22.8Green · ΔE 24.2Limegreen · ΔE 28Olive · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D21AE
Analogous#AEA321, #2CAE21
Triadic#2172AE, #AE2172
Split complementary#212CAE, #A321AE
Tetradic#21AEA3, #5D21AE, #AE212C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3EFAC
Lighter +30%#BCE781
Lighter +20%#A5DF56
Lighter +10%#8ED72B
Darker −10%#568319
Darker −20%#3A5811
Darker −30%#1E2D09
Darker −40%#020300
More saturated +25%#76C807
Less saturated −25%#6E943B

Channel breakdown

R114
G174
B33
Red114 (44.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue85.53°
Saturation (HSL)68.12%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G AE · B 21

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