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Recognised as Colour

#72DE06

  • #72DE06
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#72DE06 is a green with RGB values 114, 222, 6 and HSL 90°, 95%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#72DE06#72DE06
HEX#72DE06
RGBrgb(114, 222, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8706, 0.0235
RGB percentages44.7%, 87.1%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(90, 94.7%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 97.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK48.6%, 0%, 97.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,527,942
CSS custom property--colour: #72DE06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.17:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#8D21F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C231no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6ED5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 14.6Green yellow · ΔE 15.3Chartreuse · ΔE 15.9Limegreen · ΔE 18.4Yellow green · ΔE 24.5Lime · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7206DE
Analogous#DEDE06, #06DE06
Triadic#0672DE, #DE0672
Split complementary#0606DE, #DE06DE
Tetradic#06DEDE, #7206DE, #DE0606

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8FDB3
Lighter +30%#BFFC81
Lighter +20%#A5FA50
Lighter +10%#8CF91E
Darker −10%#59AC05
Darker −20%#3F7B03
Darker −30%#264902
Darker −40%#0C1701
More saturated +25%#72E400
Less saturated −25%#72C223

Channel breakdown

R114
G222
B6
Red114 (44.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G DE · B 06

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