Colour

#72C03C

#72C03C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#72C03C is a green with RGB values 114, 192, 60 and HSL 95°, 52%, 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

#72C03C#72C03C

HEX#72C03C

RGBrgb(114, 192, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7529, 0.2353

RGB percentages44.7%, 75.3%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(95.5, 52.4%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(95.5, 68.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK40.6%, 0%, 68.7%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,520,316

CSS custom property--colour: #72C03C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1

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

Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#8D3FC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7B128no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCAA48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Tritanopia#70B9A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 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 text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.3 Limegreen · ΔE 21.6 Forest green · ΔE 23.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 24.9 Light green · ΔE 25.2 Green · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A3CC0

Analogous#B4C03C, #3CC048

Triadic#3C72C0, #C03C72

Split complementary#483CC0, #C03CB4

Tetradic#3CB4C0, #8A3CC0, #C0483C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1F2D6

Lighter +30%#C6E6AF

Lighter +20%#AADA88

Lighter +10%#8ECE61

Darker −10%#5B9930

Darker −20%#447224

Darker −30%#2D4B18

Darker −40%#16250B

More saturated +25%#6CE01C

Less saturated −25%#78A15C

Channel breakdown

R114

G192

B60

Red114 (44.7%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue95.45°

Saturation (HSL)52.38%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G C0 · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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