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Recognised as Colour

#72B373

  • #72B373
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#72B373 is a green with RGB values 114, 179, 115 and HSL 121°, 30%, 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

#72B373#72B373
HEX#72B373
RGBrgb(114, 179, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.702, 0.451
RGB percentages44.7%, 70.2%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(120.9, 30%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120.9, 36.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK36.3%, 0%, 35.8%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,517,043
CSS custom property--colour: #72B373;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#8D4C8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A86Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA177no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6BB0A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.6Sea green · ΔE 17.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.3Light green · ΔE 25.2Olivedrab · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B372B2
Analogous#92B372, #72B393
Triadic#7372B3, #B37372
Split complementary#9372B3, #B37292
Tetradic#7292B3, #B372B2, #B39372

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FAF7
Lighter +30%#D5E9D6
Lighter +20%#B4D7B5
Lighter +10%#93C594
Darker −10%#559D56
Darker −20%#437C44
Darker −30%#315B32
Darker −40%#1F3A20
More saturated +25%#57CE59
Less saturated −25%#8D988D

Channel breakdown

R114
G179
B115
Red114 (44.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue120.92°
Saturation (HSL)29.95%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G B3 · B 73

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