Recognised as Colour

#72CA20

#72CA20
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#72CA20 is a green with RGB values 114, 202, 32 and HSL 91°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#72CA20#72CA20

HEX#72CA20

RGBrgb(114, 202, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7922, 0.1255

RGB percentages44.7%, 79.2%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(91.1, 72.6%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(91.1, 84.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK43.6%, 0%, 84.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,522,848

CSS custom property--colour: #72CA20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#8D35DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2B900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B236no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Tritanopia#70C2ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.2 Limegreen · ΔE 16.7 Green yellow · ΔE 23.1 Lawn green · ΔE 27.9 Chartreuse · ΔE 29.1 Forest green · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7820CA

Analogous#C7CA20, #20CA23

Triadic#2072CA, #CA2072

Split complementary#2320CA, #CA20C7

Tetradic#20C7CA, #7820CA, #CA2320

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAF5C1

Lighter +30%#C0EE95

Lighter +20%#A6E769

Lighter +10%#8CE03D

Darker −10%#599E19

Darker −20%#407212

Darker −30%#27460B

Darker −40%#0F1A04

More saturated +25%#71E703

Less saturated −25%#73AD3D

Channel breakdown

R114

G202

B32

Red114 (44.7%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue91.06°

Saturation (HSL)72.65%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G CA · B 20

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