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Recognised as Colour

#72BB2B

  • #72BB2B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#72BB2B is a green with RGB values 114, 187, 43 and HSL 90°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#72BB2B#72BB2B
HEX#72BB2B
RGBrgb(114, 187, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7333, 0.1686
RGB percentages44.7%, 73.3%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(90.4, 62.6%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.4, 77%, 73.3%)
CMYK39%, 0%, 77%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,019
CSS custom property--colour: #72BB2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39292WCAG 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 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#8D44D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3AC03no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A63Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Tritanopia#72B3A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.9Limegreen · ΔE 22.2Forest green · ΔE 24.6Olivedrab · ΔE 24.9Green · ΔE 26.1Light green · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#742BBB
Analogous#BABB2B, #2BBB2C
Triadic#2B72BB, #BB2B72
Split complementary#2C2BBB, #BB2BBA
Tetradic#2BBABB, #742BBB, #BB2C2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F1C1
Lighter +30%#BFE798
Lighter +20%#A5DE6E
Lighter +10%#8CD445
Darker −10%#599221
Darker −20%#3F6818
Darker −30%#263F0E
Darker −40%#0D1505
More saturated +25%#72D80E
Less saturated −25%#729E48

Channel breakdown

R114
G187
B43
Red114 (44.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue90.42°
Saturation (HSL)62.61%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G BB · B 2B

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