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Colour

#72BC8C

  • #72BC8C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#72BC8C is a green with RGB values 114, 188, 140 and HSL 141°, 36%, 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 Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#72BC8C#72BC8C
HEX#72BC8C
RGBrgb(114, 188, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7373, 0.549
RGB percentages44.7%, 73.7%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(141.1, 35.6%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.1, 39.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK39.4%, 0%, 25.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,372
CSS custom property--colour: #72BC8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#8D4373

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCB189no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A98Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#63BAAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 17Sea green · ΔE 20.1Light seagreen · ΔE 24.3Aquamarine · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC72A2
Analogous#7DBC72, #72BCB1
Triadic#8C72BC, #BC8C72
Split complementary#B172BC, #BC727D
Tetradic#727DBC, #BC72A2, #BCB172

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFEFD
Lighter +30%#DAEDE1
Lighter +20%#B7DDC4
Lighter +10%#95CCA8
Darker −10%#51AA70
Darker −20%#408859
Darker −30%#306543
Darker −40%#20422C
More saturated +25%#58D684
Less saturated −25%#8CA294

Channel breakdown

R114
G188
B140
Red114 (44.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue141.08°
Saturation (HSL)35.58%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G BC · B 8C

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