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Recognised as Colour

#72B279

  • #72B279
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#72B279 is a green with RGB values 114, 178, 121 and HSL 127°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#72B279#72B279
HEX#72B279
RGBrgb(114, 178, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.698, 0.4745
RGB percentages44.7%, 69.8%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(126.6, 29.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.6, 36%, 69.8%)
CMYK36%, 0%, 32%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,516,793
CSS custom property--colour: #72B279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#8D4D86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4A775no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA17Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6AAFA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11Medium seagreen · ΔE 16Sea green · ΔE 17.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.9Light green · ΔE 27.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B272AB
Analogous#8BB272, #72B299
Triadic#7972B2, #B27972
Split complementary#9972B2, #B2728B
Tetradic#728BB2, #B272AB, #B29972

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FAF6
Lighter +30%#D5E8D7
Lighter +20%#B4D6B8
Lighter +10%#93C498
Darker −10%#559C5D
Darker −20%#437B49
Darker −30%#315A36
Darker −40%#1F3922
More saturated +25%#57CD64
Less saturated −25%#8D978E

Channel breakdown

R114
G178
B121
Red114 (44.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue126.56°
Saturation (HSL)29.36%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G B2 · B 79

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