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Recognised as Colour

#72C71C

  • #72C71C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#72C71C is a green with RGB values 114, 199, 28 and HSL 90°, 75%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#72C71C#72C71C
HEX#72C71C
RGBrgb(114, 199, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7804, 0.1098
RGB percentages44.7%, 78%, 11%
HSLhsl(89.8, 75.3%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.8, 85.9%, 78%)
CMYK42.7%, 0%, 85.9%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,522,076
CSS custom property--colour: #72C71C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44508WCAG 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 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#8D38E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B034no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#71BFA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.5Limegreen · ΔE 17.7Green yellow · ΔE 23.8Lawn green · ΔE 29Chartreuse · ΔE 30.2Forest green · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#711CC7
Analogous#C7C61C, #1CC71C
Triadic#1C72C7, #C71C72
Split complementary#1C1CC7, #C71CC7
Tetradic#1CC7C7, #711CC7, #C71C1C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8F5BA
Lighter +30%#BEEF8D
Lighter +20%#A5E960
Lighter +10%#8CE234
Darker −10%#589A16
Darker −20%#3F6E0F
Darker −30%#254109
Darker −40%#0C1403
More saturated +25%#72E300
Less saturated −25%#72AB38

Channel breakdown

R114
G199
B28
Red114 (44.7%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue89.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.33%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G C7 · B 1C

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