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Recognised as Colour

#72DF00

  • #72DF00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#72DF00 is a green with RGB values 114, 223, 0 and HSL 89°, 100%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#72DF00#72DF00
HEX#72DF00
RGBrgb(114, 223, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8745, 0
RGB percentages44.7%, 87.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(89.3, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.3, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK48.9%, 0%, 100%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,528,192
CSS custom property--colour: #72DF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#8D20FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C330no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6ED6BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 13.8Chartreuse · ΔE 15Green yellow · ΔE 15.1Limegreen · ΔE 19Yellow green · ΔE 25.2Lime · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D00DF
Analogous#DFDD00, #02DF00
Triadic#0072DF, #DF0072
Split complementary#0002DF, #DC00DF
Tetradic#00DFDD, #6D00DF, #DF0003

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6FFAC
Lighter +30%#BEFF79
Lighter +20%#A5FF46
Lighter +10%#8CFF13
Darker −10%#58AC00
Darker −20%#3E7900
Darker −30%#244600
Darker −40%#0A1300
More saturated +25%#72DF00
Less saturated −25%#71C31C

Channel breakdown

R114
G223
B0
Red114 (44.7%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue89.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G DF · B 00

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