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Recognised as Colour

#72C69A

  • #72C69A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#72C69A is a green with RGB values 114, 198, 154 and HSL 149°, 42%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#72C69A#72C69A
HEX#72C69A
RGBrgb(114, 198, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7765, 0.6039
RGB percentages44.7%, 77.6%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(148.6, 42.4%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(148.6, 42.4%, 77.6%)
CMYK42.4%, 0%, 22.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,521,946
CSS custom property--colour: #72C69A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#8D3965

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4BB98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B19Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5DC5BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 6.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.3Aquamarine · ΔE 21.3Turquoise · ΔE 21.5Light seagreen · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 6.82, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6729E
Analogous#74C672, #72C6C4
Triadic#9A72C6, #C69A72
Split complementary#C472C6, #C67274
Tetradic#7274C6, #C6729E, #C6C472

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFF2E8
Lighter +20%#BBE3CE
Lighter +10%#96D5B4
Darker −10%#4EB780
Darker −20%#3C9667
Darker −30%#2E714E
Darker −40%#1F4D35
More saturated +25%#59DF99
Less saturated −25%#8BAD9B

Channel breakdown

R114
G198
B154
Red114 (44.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue148.57°
Saturation (HSL)42.42%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G C6 · B 9A

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