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Recognised as Colour

#72AF2D

  • #72AF2D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#72AF2D is a green with RGB values 114, 175, 45 and HSL 88°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#72AF2D#72AF2D
HEX#72AF2D
RGBrgb(114, 175, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6863, 0.1765
RGB percentages44.7%, 68.6%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(88.2, 59.1%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.2, 74.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK34.9%, 0%, 74.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,515,949
CSS custom property--colour: #72AF2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34427WCAG 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 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#8D50D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A213no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AE9D3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#74A896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.1Olivedrab · ΔE 17.3Forest green · ΔE 21.1Green · ΔE 23.4Limegreen · ΔE 28.5Light green · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A2DAF
Analogous#AFAB2D, #31AF2D
Triadic#2D72AF, #AF2D72
Split complementary#2D31AF, #AB2DAF
Tetradic#2DAFAB, #6A2DAF, #AF2D31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6EDBB
Lighter +30%#BDE392
Lighter +20%#A4D969
Lighter +10%#8CCE41
Darker −10%#588623
Darker −20%#3D5E18
Darker −30%#23350E
Darker −40%#080D03
More saturated +25%#74CB12
Less saturated −25%#709349

Channel breakdown

R114
G175
B45
Red114 (44.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue88.15°
Saturation (HSL)59.09%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G AF · B 2D

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