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Recognised as Colour

#72D400

  • #72D400
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#72D400 is a green with RGB values 114, 212, 0 and HSL 88°, 100%, 42%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#72D400#72D400
HEX#72D400
RGBrgb(114, 212, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8314, 0
RGB percentages44.7%, 83.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(87.7, 100%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.7, 100%, 83.1%)
CMYK46.2%, 0%, 100%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,525,376
CSS custom property--colour: #72D400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#8D2BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0BA2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#70CBB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 17.3Limegreen · ΔE 17.8Lawn green · ΔE 19.6Yellow green · ΔE 20.2Chartreuse · ΔE 20.8Lime · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 17.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6200D4
Analogous#D4CC00, #08D400
Triadic#0072D4, #D40072
Split complementary#0008D4, #CC00D4
Tetradic#00D4CC, #6200D4, #D40008

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4FFA1
Lighter +30%#BCFF6E
Lighter +20%#A4FF3B
Lighter +10%#8DFF08
Darker −10%#57A100
Darker −20%#3B6E00
Darker −30%#203B00
Darker −40%#040800
More saturated +25%#72D400
Less saturated −25%#70BA1B

Channel breakdown

R114
G212
B0
Red114 (44.7%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue87.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G D4 · B 00

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