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Colour

#72DD00

  • #72DD00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#72DD00 is a green with RGB values 114, 221, 0 and HSL 89°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#72DD00#72DD00
HEX#72DD00
RGBrgb(114, 221, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8667, 0
RGB percentages44.7%, 86.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(89, 100%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89, 100%, 86.7%)
CMYK48.4%, 0%, 100%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,527,680
CSS custom property--colour: #72DD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#8D22FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C130no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6ED4BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 14.8Green yellow · ΔE 15.4Chartreuse · ΔE 16Limegreen · ΔE 18.6Yellow green · ΔE 24.3Lime · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B00DD
Analogous#DDDA00, #03DD00
Triadic#0072DD, #DD0072
Split complementary#0003DD, #DA00DD
Tetradic#00DDDA, #6B00DD, #DD0003

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6FFAA
Lighter +30%#BDFF77
Lighter +20%#A4FF44
Lighter +10%#8CFF11
Darker −10%#58AA00
Darker −20%#3D7700
Darker −30%#234400
Darker −40%#091100
More saturated +25%#72DD00
Less saturated −25%#71C11C

Channel breakdown

R114
G221
B0
Red114 (44.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue89.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G DD · B 00

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