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Recognised as Colour

#72C877

  • #72C877
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#72C877 is a green with RGB values 114, 200, 119 and HSL 123°, 44%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#72C877#72C877
HEX#72C877
RGBrgb(114, 200, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7843, 0.4667
RGB percentages44.7%, 78.4%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(123.5, 43.9%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(123.5, 43%, 78.4%)
CMYK43%, 0%, 40.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,522,423
CSS custom property--colour: #72C877;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#8D3788

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBBA71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB27Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#66C4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 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 text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13Light green · ΔE 14.1Pale green · ΔE 18.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.7Sea green · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C872C3
Analogous#98C872, #72C8A2
Triadic#7772C8, #C87772
Split complementary#A272C8, #C87298
Tetradic#7298C8, #C872C3, #C8A272

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0F3E1
Lighter +20%#BBE5BE
Lighter +10%#97D69A
Darker −10%#4DBA54
Darker −20%#3B9941
Darker −30%#2D7431
Darker −40%#1F4F22
More saturated +25%#5AE161
Less saturated −25%#8BB08D

Channel breakdown

R114
G200
B119
Red114 (44.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue123.49°
Saturation (HSL)43.88%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G C8 · B 77

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