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Colour

#72B91A

  • #72B91A
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  • Nearest: Yellow green

#72B91A is a green with RGB values 114, 185, 26 and HSL 87°, 75%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#72B91A#72B91A
HEX#72B91A
RGBrgb(114, 185, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7255, 0.102
RGB percentages44.7%, 72.5%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(86.8, 75.4%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.8, 85.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK38.4%, 0%, 85.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,518,490
CSS custom property--colour: #72B91A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#8D46E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A52Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73B19Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.1Limegreen · ΔE 22.6Olivedrab · ΔE 26.5Forest green · ΔE 26.9Green · ΔE 27.4Green yellow · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#611AB9
Analogous#B9B11A, #22B91A
Triadic#1A72B9, #B91A72
Split complementary#1A22B9, #B11AB9
Tetradic#1AB9B1, #611AB9, #B91A22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3F3AC
Lighter +30%#BCED7F
Lighter +20%#A4E752
Lighter +10%#8DE026
Darker −10%#568C14
Darker −20%#3B600D
Darker −30%#1F3307
Darker −40%#040601
More saturated +25%#75D300
Less saturated −25%#6F9F34

Channel breakdown

R114
G185
B26
Red114 (44.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue86.79°
Saturation (HSL)75.36%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G B9 · B 1A

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