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Recognised as Colour

#72C890

  • #72C890
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#72C890 is a green with RGB values 114, 200, 144 and HSL 141°, 44%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#72C890#72C890
HEX#72C890
RGBrgb(114, 200, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7843, 0.5647
RGB percentages44.7%, 78.4%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(140.9, 43.9%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.9, 43%, 78.4%)
CMYK43%, 0%, 28%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,522,448
CSS custom property--colour: #72C890;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#8D376F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8BC8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBB393no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#60C6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.8Aquamarine · ΔE 21.9Light green · ΔE 22.4Sea green · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C872AA
Analogous#7FC872, #72C8BB
Triadic#9072C8, #C89072
Split complementary#BB72C8, #C8727F
Tetradic#727FC8, #C872AA, #C8BB72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0F3E7
Lighter +20%#BBE5CA
Lighter +10%#97D6AD
Darker −10%#4DBA73
Darker −20%#3B995C
Darker −30%#2D7446
Darker −40%#1F4F30
More saturated +25%#5AE189
Less saturated −25%#8BB097

Channel breakdown

R114
G200
B144
Red114 (44.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue140.93°
Saturation (HSL)43.88%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G C8 · B 90

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