Recognised as Colour

#72B856

#72B856
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#72B856 is a green with RGB values 114, 184, 86 and HSL 103°, 41%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#72B856

RGBrgb(114, 184, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7216, 0.3373

RGB percentages44.7%, 72.2%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(102.9, 40.8%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(102.9, 53.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK38%, 0%, 53.3%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,518,294

CSS custom property--colour: #72B856;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#8D47A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDAB4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3A55Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6FB2A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 19.6 Light green · ΔE 19.9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.1 Forest green · ΔE 20.3 Pale green · ΔE 24.1 Yellow green · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 19.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C56B8

Analogous#A3B856, #56B86B

Triadic#5672B8, #B85672

Split complementary#6B56B8, #B856A3

Tetradic#56A3B8, #9C56B8, #B86B56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAF4E6

Lighter +30%#CCE5C2

Lighter +20%#AED69E

Lighter +10%#90C77A

Darker −10%#5A9A41

Darker −20%#457632

Darker −30%#305223

Darker −40%#1B2E14

More saturated +25%#65D638

Less saturated −25%#7F9A74

Channel breakdown

R114

G184

B86

Red114 (44.7%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue102.86°

Saturation (HSL)40.83%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G B8 · B 56

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Colour values

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