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Recognised as Colour

#72BD55

  • #72BD55
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#72BD55 is a green with RGB values 114, 189, 85 and HSL 103°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#72BD55#72BD55
HEX#72BD55
RGBrgb(114, 189, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7412, 0.3333
RGB percentages44.7%, 74.1%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(103.3, 44.1%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.3, 55%, 74.1%)
CMYK39.7%, 0%, 55%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,573
CSS custom property--colour: #72BD55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8D42AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3AF4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A85Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6EB7A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 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 text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.8Forest green · ΔE 20.6Olivedrab · ΔE 21.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.8Pale green · ΔE 22.5Yellow green · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A055BD
Analogous#A6BD55, #55BD6C
Triadic#5572BD, #BD5572
Split complementary#6C55BD, #BD55A6
Tetradic#55A6BD, #A055BD, #BD6C55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF6E8
Lighter +30%#CDE8C3
Lighter +20%#AFDA9E
Lighter +10%#90CB7A
Darker −10%#5AA13E
Darker −20%#457C30
Darker −30%#315722
Darker −40%#1C3214
More saturated +25%#65DB37
Less saturated −25%#7FA072

Channel breakdown

R114
G189
B85
Red114 (44.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue103.27°
Saturation (HSL)44.07%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G BD · B 55

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