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Recognised as Colour

#72BB96

  • #72BB96
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#72BB96 is a green with RGB values 114, 187, 150 and HSL 150°, 35%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#72BB96#72BB96
HEX#72BB96
RGBrgb(114, 187, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7333, 0.5882
RGB percentages44.7%, 73.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(149.6, 34.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(149.6, 39%, 73.3%)
CMYK39%, 0%, 19.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,126
CSS custom property--colour: #72BB96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#8D4469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B194no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA998no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#61BBB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 9.9Light seagreen · ΔE 19.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.9Sea green · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB7297
Analogous#73BB72, #72BBBB
Triadic#9672BB, #BB9672
Split complementary#BB72BB, #BB7272
Tetradic#7272BB, #BB7297, #BBBB72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFC
Lighter +30%#D9EDE3
Lighter +20%#B7DCC9
Lighter +10%#94CCB0
Darker −10%#51A97C
Darker −20%#418663
Darker −30%#30644A
Darker −40%#204130
More saturated +25%#58D596
Less saturated −25%#8CA196

Channel breakdown

R114
G187
B150
Red114 (44.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue149.59°
Saturation (HSL)34.93%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G BB · B 96

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