Recognised as Colour

#72DF40

#72DF40
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#72DF40 is a green with RGB values 114, 223, 64 and HSL 101°, 71%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#72DF40#72DF40

HEX#72DF40

RGBrgb(114, 223, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8745, 0.251

RGB percentages44.7%, 87.5%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(101.1, 71.3%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(101.1, 71.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK48.9%, 0%, 71.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,528,256

CSS custom property--colour: #72DF40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.34:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#8D20BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6CC24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C350no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6AD7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.1 Yellow green · ΔE 20.5 Green yellow · ΔE 21.7 Lawn green · ΔE 24.2 Chartreuse · ΔE 25.4 Spring green · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AD40DF

Analogous#C2DF40, #40DF5D

Triadic#4072DF, #DF4072

Split complementary#5D40DF, #DF40C2

Tetradic#40C2DF, #AD40DF, #DF5D40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3FCEF

Lighter +30%#D3F5C3

Lighter +20%#B2EE97

Lighter +10%#92E66C

Darker −10%#57CA22

Darker −20%#449E1B

Darker −30%#317313

Darker −40%#1F470C

More saturated +25%#68FB24

Less saturated −25%#7CC35C

Channel breakdown

R114

G223

B64

Red114 (44.7%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue101.13°

Saturation (HSL)71.3%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G DF · B 40

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