Colour

#72C039

#72C039
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#72C039 is a green with RGB values 114, 192, 57 and HSL 95°, 54%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#72C039#72C039

HEX#72C039

RGBrgb(114, 192, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7529, 0.2235

RGB percentages44.7%, 75.3%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(94.7, 54.2%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(94.7, 70.3%, 75.3%)

CMYK40.6%, 0%, 70.3%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,520,313

CSS custom property--colour: #72C039;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#8D3FC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7B123no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDAA45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Tritanopia#70B9A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.7 Limegreen · ΔE 21.2 Forest green · ΔE 23.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.4 Green · ΔE 26.1 Light green · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8739C0

Analogous#B6C039, #39C043

Triadic#3972C0, #C03972

Split complementary#4339C0, #C039B6

Tetradic#39B6C0, #8739C0, #C04339

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0F2D3

Lighter +30%#C4E6AC

Lighter +20%#A9DB84

Lighter +10%#8DCF5D

Darker −10%#5B992D

Darker −20%#437122

Darker −30%#2C4A16

Darker −40%#15230A

More saturated +25%#6DDF1A

Less saturated −25%#77A158

Channel breakdown

R114

G192

B57

Red114 (44.7%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue94.67°

Saturation (HSL)54.22%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G C0 · B 39

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Colour values

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