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Recognised as Colour

#72D791

  • #72D791
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#72D791 is a green with RGB values 114, 215, 145 and HSL 138°, 56%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#72D791#72D791
HEX#72D791
RGBrgb(114, 215, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8431, 0.5686
RGB percentages44.7%, 84.3%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(138.4, 55.8%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.4, 47%, 84.3%)
CMYK47%, 0%, 32.6%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,526,289
CSS custom property--colour: #72D791;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.84:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#8D286E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7C98Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9BE95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5DD4C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.8Light green · ΔE 13.9Pale green · ΔE 18.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.7Aquamarine · ΔE 20.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D772B8
Analogous#85D772, #72D7C4
Triadic#9172D7, #D79172
Split complementary#C472D7, #D77285
Tetradic#7285D7, #D772B8, #D7C472

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F9EE
Lighter +20%#C1EECF
Lighter +10%#9AE2B0
Darker −10%#4ACC72
Darker −20%#32B159
Darker −30%#278945
Darker −40%#1C6131
More saturated +25%#5BEE88
Less saturated −25%#89C09A

Channel breakdown

R114
G215
B145
Red114 (44.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue138.42°
Saturation (HSL)55.8%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G D7 · B 91

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