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Recognised as Colour

#72DD6E

  • #72DD6E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#72DD6E is a green with RGB values 114, 221, 110 and HSL 118°, 62%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#72DD6E#72DD6E
HEX#72DD6E
RGBrgb(114, 221, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8667, 0.4314
RGB percentages44.7%, 86.7%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(117.8, 62%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.8, 50.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK48.4%, 0%, 50.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,527,790
CSS custom property--colour: #72DD6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#8D2291

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1CC64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3C276no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Tritanopia#64D7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.2Pale green · ΔE 13.3Medium spring green · ΔE 23.1Limegreen · ΔE 23.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.6Spring green · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D96EDD
Analogous#AADD6E, #6EDDA1
Triadic#6E72DD, #DD6E72
Split complementary#A16EDD, #DD6EAA
Tetradic#6EAADD, #D96EDD, #DDA16E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBFAEA
Lighter +20%#C2F0C1
Lighter +10%#9AE797
Darker −10%#4AD345
Darker −20%#31BA2B
Darker −30%#269022
Darker −40%#1B6718
More saturated +25%#5DF358
Less saturated −25%#87C784

Channel breakdown

R114
G221
B110
Red114 (44.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue117.84°
Saturation (HSL)62.01%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G DD · B 6E

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