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Recognised as Colour

#72BD78

  • #72BD78
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#72BD78 is a green with RGB values 114, 189, 120 and HSL 125°, 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 Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#72BD78#72BD78
HEX#72BD78
RGBrgb(114, 189, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7412, 0.4706
RGB percentages44.7%, 74.1%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(124.8, 36.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(124.8, 39.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK39.7%, 0%, 36.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,608
CSS custom property--colour: #72BD78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#8D4287

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFB173no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A97Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#68BAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 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 text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 17Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.2Sea green · ΔE 20.5Light green · ΔE 20.5Pale green · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD72B7
Analogous#91BD72, #72BD9D
Triadic#7872BD, #BD7872
Split complementary#9D72BD, #BD7292
Tetradic#7292BD, #BD72B7, #BD9E72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFD
Lighter +30%#DAEEDC
Lighter +20%#B7DEBB
Lighter +10%#95CD99
Darker −10%#50AC58
Darker −20%#408946
Darker −30%#306634
Darker −40%#204322
More saturated +25%#58D762
Less saturated −25%#8CA38E

Channel breakdown

R114
G189
B120
Red114 (44.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue124.8°
Saturation (HSL)36.23%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G BD · B 78

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