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Recognised as Colour

#72C070

  • #72C070
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#72C070 is a green with RGB values 114, 192, 112 and HSL 118°, 39%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#72C070#72C070
HEX#72C070
RGBrgb(114, 192, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7529, 0.4392
RGB percentages44.7%, 75.3%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(118.5, 38.8%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118.5, 41.7%, 75.3%)
CMYK40.6%, 0%, 41.7%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,520,368
CSS custom property--colour: #72C070;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#8D3F8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3B36Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8AB75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#69BCACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.1Light green · ΔE 17Pale green · ΔE 21.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.2Sea green · ΔE 23.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE70C0
Analogous#9AC070, #70C096
Triadic#7072C0, #C07072
Split complementary#9670C0, #C0709A
Tetradic#709AC0, #BE70C0, #C09670

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DBEFDA
Lighter +20%#B8DFB7
Lighter +10%#95D093
Darker −10%#50B04D
Darker −20%#408C3E
Darker −30%#30692E
Darker −40%#20451F
More saturated +25%#5ADA56
Less saturated −25%#8AA68A

Channel breakdown

R114
G192
B112
Red114 (44.7%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue118.5°
Saturation (HSL)38.83%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G C0 · B 70

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