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Recognised as Colour

#72B981

  • #72B981
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#72B981 is a green with RGB values 114, 185, 129 and HSL 133°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#72B981#72B981
HEX#72B981
RGBrgb(114, 185, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7255, 0.5059
RGB percentages44.7%, 72.5%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(132.7, 33.6%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.7, 38.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK38.4%, 0%, 30.3%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,518,593
CSS custom property--colour: #72B981;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8D467E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAAE7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA684no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#67B7AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.3Sea green · ΔE 18.7Light green · ΔE 26Aquamarine · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B972AA
Analogous#87B972, #72B9A4
Triadic#8172B9, #B98172
Split complementary#A572B9, #B97287
Tetradic#7287B9, #B972AA, #B9A472

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFDFB
Lighter +30%#D8ECDC
Lighter +20%#B6DBBE
Lighter +10%#94CA9F
Darker −10%#52A664
Darker −20%#41844F
Darker −30%#30623B
Darker −40%#203F26
More saturated +25%#58D372
Less saturated −25%#8C9F90

Channel breakdown

R114
G185
B129
Red114 (44.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue132.68°
Saturation (HSL)33.65%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G B9 · B 81

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