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Recognised as Colour

#72DD55

  • #72DD55
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#72DD55 is a green with RGB values 114, 221, 85 and HSL 107°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#72DD55#72DD55
HEX#72DD55
RGBrgb(114, 221, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8667, 0.3333
RGB percentages44.7%, 86.7%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(107.2, 66.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(107.2, 61.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK48.4%, 0%, 61.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,527,765
CSS custom property--colour: #72DD55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.19:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#8D22AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CB45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C260no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Tritanopia#68D6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.6Yellow green · ΔE 20.8Pale green · ΔE 21.9Light green · ΔE 22.2Spring green · ΔE 24.8Green yellow · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C055DD
Analogous#B6DD55, #55DD7C
Triadic#5572DD, #DD5572
Split complementary#7C55DD, #DD55B6
Tetradic#55B6DD, #C055DD, #DD7C55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCF7D5
Lighter +20%#B9EEAA
Lighter +10%#95E57F
Darker −10%#4FD52A
Darker −20%#3FAA22
Darker −30%#2F8019
Darker −40%#205511
More saturated +25%#63F73B
Less saturated −25%#81C36E

Channel breakdown

R114
G221
B85
Red114 (44.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue107.21°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G DD · B 55

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