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Recognised as Colour

#72D47B

  • #72D47B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#72D47B is a green with RGB values 114, 212, 123 and HSL 126°, 53%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#72D47B#72D47B
HEX#72D47B
RGBrgb(114, 212, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8314, 0.4824
RGB percentages44.7%, 83.1%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(125.5, 53.3%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(125.5, 46.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK46.2%, 0%, 42%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,525,499
CSS custom property--colour: #72D47B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#8D2B84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7C574no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9BB81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#63D0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.4Pale green · ΔE 13.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.4Medium spring green · ΔE 25.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 28.4Forest green · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D472CB
Analogous#9AD472, #72D4AC
Triadic#7B72D4, #D47B72
Split complementary#AC72D4, #D4729A
Tetradic#729AD4, #D472CB, #D4AC72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7F8E9
Lighter +20%#C0ECC4
Lighter +10%#99E0A0
Darker −10%#4BC856
Darker −20%#34AC3F
Darker −30%#288531
Darker −40%#1D5D22
More saturated +25%#5BEB68
Less saturated −25%#89BD8E

Channel breakdown

R114
G212
B123
Red114 (44.7%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue125.51°
Saturation (HSL)53.26%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G D4 · B 7B

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