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Recognised as Colour

#72D423

  • #72D423
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#72D423 is a green with RGB values 114, 212, 35 and HSL 93°, 72%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#72D423#72D423
HEX#72D423
RGBrgb(114, 212, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8314, 0.1373
RGB percentages44.7%, 83.1%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(93.2, 71.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.2, 83.5%, 83.1%)
CMYK46.2%, 0%, 83.5%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,525,411
CSS custom property--colour: #72D423;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#8D2BDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFBA3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6FCCB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15Yellow green · ΔE 17.9Green yellow · ΔE 19.7Lawn green · ΔE 22.9Chartreuse · ΔE 24.1Spring green · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8523D4
Analogous#CBD423, #23D42D
Triadic#2372D4, #D42372
Split complementary#2D23D4, #D423CB
Tetradic#23CBD4, #8523D4, #D42D23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF7CC
Lighter +30%#C4EFA1
Lighter +20%#A8E875
Lighter +10%#8DE149
Darker −10%#5AA81C
Darker −20%#437C15
Darker −30%#2B510D
Darker −40%#142506
More saturated +25%#6FF304
Less saturated −25%#75B542

Channel breakdown

R114
G212
B35
Red114 (44.7%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue93.22°
Saturation (HSL)71.66%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G D4 · B 23

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