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Recognised as Colour

#72BC71

  • #72BC71
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#72BC71 is a green with RGB values 114, 188, 113 and HSL 119°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#72BC71#72BC71
HEX#72BC71
RGBrgb(114, 188, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7373, 0.4431
RGB percentages44.7%, 73.7%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(119.2, 35.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119.2, 39.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK39.4%, 0%, 39.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,345
CSS custom property--colour: #72BC71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#8D438E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFAF6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A876no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6AB8A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.8Light green · ΔE 19.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.5Sea green · ΔE 21.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.3Pale green · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB71BC
Analogous#98BC71, #71BC95
Triadic#7172BC, #BC7172
Split complementary#9671BC, #BC7197
Tetradic#7197BC, #BB71BC, #BC9571

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFC
Lighter +30%#D9EDD9
Lighter +20%#B7DDB6
Lighter +10%#94CC94
Darker −10%#51AA50
Darker −20%#418740
Darker −30%#30652F
Darker −40%#20421F
More saturated +25%#59D657
Less saturated −25%#8BA28B

Channel breakdown

R114
G188
B113
Red114 (44.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue119.2°
Saturation (HSL)35.89%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G BC · B 71

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