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Recognised as Colour

#72BE22

  • #72BE22
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#72BE22 is a green with RGB values 114, 190, 34 and HSL 89°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#72BE22#72BE22
HEX#72BE22
RGBrgb(114, 190, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7451, 0.1333
RGB percentages44.7%, 74.5%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(89.2, 69.6%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.2, 82.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK40%, 0%, 82.1%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,778
CSS custom property--colour: #72BE22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#8D41DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6AE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCA935no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#72B6A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.4Limegreen · ΔE 20.6Forest green · ΔE 27.4Green · ΔE 28.1Olivedrab · ΔE 28.2Green yellow · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E22BE
Analogous#BEBC22, #24BE22
Triadic#2272BE, #BE2272
Split complementary#2224BE, #BC22BE
Tetradic#22BEBC, #6E22BE, #BE2224

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7F3B9
Lighter +30%#BEEB8E
Lighter +20%#A5E363
Lighter +10%#8CDB38
Darker −10%#58931A
Darker −20%#3E6713
Darker −30%#243C0B
Darker −40%#0A1103
More saturated +25%#73DA06
Less saturated −25%#71A23E

Channel breakdown

R114
G190
B34
Red114 (44.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue89.23°
Saturation (HSL)69.64%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G BE · B 22

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