Colour

#72AE32

#72AE32
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#72AE32 is a green with RGB values 114, 174, 50 and HSL 89°, 55%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#72AE32#72AE32

HEX#72AE32

RGBrgb(114, 174, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6824, 0.1961

RGB percentages44.7%, 68.2%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(89, 55.4%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89, 71.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK34.5%, 0%, 71.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,515,698

CSS custom property--colour: #72AE32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#8D51CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5A11Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9C3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#74A796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 15.9 Yellow green · ΔE 16.7 Forest green · ΔE 20.1 Green · ΔE 23 Light green · ΔE 28.7 Olive · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E32AE

Analogous#AEAC32, #34AE32

Triadic#3272AE, #AE3272

Split complementary#3234AE, #AC32AE

Tetradic#32AEAC, #6E32AE, #AE3234

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7EDBF

Lighter +30%#BEE198

Lighter +20%#A5D670

Lighter +10%#8CCB48

Darker −10%#588627

Darker −20%#3E5F1B

Darker −30%#243710

Darker −40%#0A1004

More saturated +25%#73CA16

Less saturated −25%#71924E

Channel breakdown

R114

G174

B50

Red114 (44.7%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue89.03°

Saturation (HSL)55.36%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G AE · B 32

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