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Recognised as Colour

#72CD11

  • #72CD11
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#72CD11 is a green with RGB values 114, 205, 17 and HSL 89°, 85%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#72CD11#72CD11
HEX#72CD11
RGBrgb(114, 205, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8039, 0.0667
RGB percentages44.7%, 80.4%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(89, 84.7%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89, 91.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK44.4%, 0%, 91.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,523,601
CSS custom property--colour: #72CD11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#8D32EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9B430no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Tritanopia#70C5AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.4Limegreen · ΔE 17.1Green yellow · ΔE 20.4Lawn green · ΔE 24.5Chartreuse · ΔE 25.6Green · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C11CD
Analogous#CDCA11, #14CD11
Triadic#1172CD, #CD1172
Split complementary#1114CD, #CA11CD
Tetradic#11CDCA, #6C11CD, #CD1114

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6F9B1
Lighter +30%#BDF582
Lighter +20%#A5F153
Lighter +10%#8CED24
Darker −10%#589E0D
Darker −20%#3E6F09
Darker −30%#234005
Darker −40%#091101
More saturated +25%#73DE00
Less saturated −25%#71B12D

Channel breakdown

R114
G205
B17
Red114 (44.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue89.04°
Saturation (HSL)84.68%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G CD · B 11

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