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Recognised as Colour

#72DB3D

  • #72DB3D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#72DB3D is a green with RGB values 114, 219, 61 and HSL 100°, 69%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#72DB3D#72DB3D
HEX#72DB3D
RGBrgb(114, 219, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8588, 0.2392
RGB percentages44.7%, 85.9%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(99.9, 68.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.9, 72.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK47.9%, 0%, 72.1%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,527,229
CSS custom property--colour: #72DB3D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#8D24C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2C920no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4C04Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6CD3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.4Yellow green · ΔE 19.1Green yellow · ΔE 22.2Lawn green · ΔE 25.4Chartreuse · ΔE 26.6Spring green · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A63DDB
Analogous#C1DB3D, #3DDB57
Triadic#3D72DB, #DB3D72
Split complementary#573DDB, #DB3DC1
Tetradic#3DC1DB, #A63DDB, #DB573D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFFBE9
Lighter +30%#D0F3BE
Lighter +20%#B1EB93
Lighter +10%#91E368
Darker −10%#59C124
Darker −20%#45961C
Darker −30%#316B14
Darker −40%#1D400C
More saturated +25%#69F820
Less saturated −25%#7BBE5A

Channel breakdown

R114
G219
B61
Red114 (44.7%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue99.87°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G DB · B 3D

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