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Recognised as Colour

#72CD19

  • #72CD19
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#72CD19 is a green with RGB values 114, 205, 25 and HSL 90°, 78%, 45%. 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

#72CD19#72CD19
HEX#72CD19
RGBrgb(114, 205, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8039, 0.098
RGB percentages44.7%, 80.4%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(90.3, 78.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.3, 87.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK44.4%, 0%, 87.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,523,609
CSS custom property--colour: #72CD19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 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#ADADAD
Inverted#8D32E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9B433no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#70C5AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.3 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 15.8Limegreen · ΔE 16.6Green yellow · ΔE 21.1Lawn green · ΔE 25.3Chartreuse · ΔE 26.5Green · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7419CD
Analogous#CCCD19, #19CD1A
Triadic#1972CD, #CD1972
Split complementary#1A19CD, #CD19CC
Tetradic#19CCCD, #7419CD, #CD1A19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F7BB
Lighter +30%#BFF18E
Lighter +20%#A5EC60
Lighter +10%#8CE633
Darker −10%#59A013
Darker −20%#3F720E
Darker −30%#264508
Darker −40%#0D1703
More saturated +25%#72E600
Less saturated −25%#72B036

Channel breakdown

R114
G205
B25
Red114 (44.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue90.33°
Saturation (HSL)78.26%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G CD · B 19

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