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Recognised as Colour

#72B176

  • #72B176
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#72B176 is a green with RGB values 114, 177, 118 and HSL 124°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#72B176#72B176
HEX#72B176
RGBrgb(114, 177, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6941, 0.4627
RGB percentages44.7%, 69.4%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(123.8, 28.8%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(123.8, 35.6%, 69.4%)
CMYK35.6%, 0%, 33.3%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,516,534
CSS custom property--colour: #72B176;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#8D4E89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3A672no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A079no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6AAEA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.8Sea green · ΔE 17.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19Light green · ΔE 27.4Olivedrab · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B172AD
Analogous#8DB172, #72B196
Triadic#7672B1, #B17672
Split complementary#9672B1, #B1728D
Tetradic#728DB1, #B172AD, #B19672

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FAF6
Lighter +30%#D5E7D6
Lighter +20%#B4D5B6
Lighter +10%#93C396
Darker −10%#559B5A
Darker −20%#437A47
Darker −30%#315934
Darker −40%#1F3821
More saturated +25%#57CC5E
Less saturated −25%#8D968E

Channel breakdown

R114
G177
B118
Red114 (44.7%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue123.81°
Saturation (HSL)28.77%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G B1 · B 76

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