Colour

#72C417

#72C417
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#72C417 is a green with RGB values 114, 196, 23 and HSL 88°, 79%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#72C417

RGBrgb(114, 196, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7686, 0.0902

RGB percentages44.7%, 76.9%, 9%

HSLhsl(88.4, 79%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(88.4, 88.3%, 76.9%)

CMYK41.8%, 0%, 88.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,521,303

CSS custom property--colour: #72C417;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#8D3BE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCB400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1AD30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Tritanopia#72BCA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.8 Limegreen · ΔE 18.7 Green yellow · ΔE 24.6 Lawn green · ΔE 30 Chartreuse · ΔE 31.2 Forest green · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6917C4

Analogous#C4BF17, #1CC417

Triadic#1772C4, #C41772

Split complementary#171CC4, #BF17C4

Tetradic#17C4C0, #6917C4, #C4171C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5F6B1

Lighter +30%#BDF183

Lighter +20%#A4EB56

Lighter +10%#8CE628

Darker −10%#579612

Darker −20%#3D690C

Darker −30%#223B07

Darker −40%#080D02

More saturated +25%#73DB00

Less saturated −25%#71A932

Channel breakdown

R114

G196

B23

Red114 (44.7%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue88.44°

Saturation (HSL)79%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G C4 · B 17

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Colour values

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