Colour

#72BF3F

#72BF3F
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#72BF3F is a green with RGB values 114, 191, 63 and HSL 96°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#72BF3F#72BF3F

HEX#72BF3F

RGBrgb(114, 191, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.749, 0.2471

RGB percentages44.7%, 74.9%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(96.1, 50.4%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96.1, 67%, 74.9%)

CMYK40.3%, 0%, 67%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,520,063

CSS custom property--colour: #72BF3F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#8D40C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6B02Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBAA4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Tritanopia#70B8A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 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 text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.2 Forest green · ΔE 22.4 Limegreen · ΔE 22.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 23.9 Light green · ΔE 24.2 Green · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8C3FBF

Analogous#B2BF3F, #3FBF4C

Triadic#3F72BF, #BF3F72

Split complementary#4C3FBF, #BF3FB2

Tetradic#3FB2BF, #8C3FBF, #BF4C3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E2F2D8

Lighter +30%#C6E5B2

Lighter +20%#AAD98B

Lighter +10%#8ECC65

Darker −10%#5B9932

Darker −20%#447226

Darker −30%#2D4C19

Darker −40%#16260C

More saturated +25%#6CDF1F

Less saturated −25%#789F5F

Channel breakdown

R114

G191

B63

Red114 (44.7%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue96.09°

Saturation (HSL)50.39%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G BF · B 3F

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Colour values

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