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Recognised as Colour

#72C172

  • #72C172
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#72C172 is a green with RGB values 114, 193, 114 and HSL 120°, 39%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#72C172#72C172
HEX#72C172
RGBrgb(114, 193, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7569, 0.4471
RGB percentages44.7%, 75.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(120, 38.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 40.9%, 75.7%)
CMYK40.9%, 0%, 40.9%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,520,626
CSS custom property--colour: #72C172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#8D3E8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4B46Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9AC77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#69BDAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.8Light green · ΔE 16.8Pale green · ΔE 21.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.9Sea green · ΔE 23.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C172C1
Analogous#9AC172, #72C19A
Triadic#7272C1, #C17272
Split complementary#9A72C1, #C1729A
Tetradic#729AC1, #C172C1, #C19A72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCF0DC
Lighter +20%#B9E0B9
Lighter +10%#95D195
Darker −10%#4FB14F
Darker −20%#3F8E3F
Darker −30%#2F6B2F
Darker −40%#1F481F
More saturated +25%#59DA59
Less saturated −25%#8BA88B

Channel breakdown

R114
G193
B114
Red114 (44.7%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)38.92%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G C1 · B 72

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