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Recognised as Colour

#72BD04

  • #72BD04
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#72BD04 is a green with RGB values 114, 189, 4 and HSL 84°, 96%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#72BD04#72BD04
HEX#72BD04
RGBrgb(114, 189, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7412, 0.0157
RGB percentages44.7%, 74.1%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(84.3, 95.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.3, 97.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK39.7%, 0%, 97.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,492
CSS custom property--colour: #72BD04;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#8D42FB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5AD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBA828no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#73B5A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12Limegreen · ΔE 21.5Green yellow · ΔE 26.4Green · ΔE 30.5Forest green · ΔE 30.7Olivedrab · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F04BD
Analogous#BDAC04, #15BD04
Triadic#0472BD, #BD0472
Split complementary#0415BD, #AC04BD
Tetradic#04BDAC, #4F04BD, #BD0415

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1FD90
Lighter +30%#BCFC5E
Lighter +20%#A7FB2C
Lighter +10%#90EF05
Darker −10%#548B03
Darker −20%#365902
Darker −30%#182701
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#73C100
Less saturated −25%#6DA51C

Channel breakdown

R114
G189
B4
Red114 (44.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue84.32°
Saturation (HSL)95.85%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G BD · B 04

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