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Recognised as Colour

#72E37D

  • #72E37D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#72E37D is a green with RGB values 114, 227, 125 and HSL 126°, 67%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#72E37D#72E37D
HEX#72E37D
RGBrgb(114, 227, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8902, 0.4902
RGB percentages44.7%, 89%, 49%
HSLhsl(125.8, 66.9%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(125.8, 49.8%, 89%)
CMYK49.8%, 0%, 44.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,529,341
CSS custom property--colour: #72E37D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#8D1C82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6D275no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7C784no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5FDECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 8.7Pale green · ΔE 10.2Medium spring green · ΔE 20Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.4Spring green · ΔE 25.8Limegreen · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E372D8
Analogous#A0E372, #72E3B5
Triadic#7D72E3, #E37D72
Split complementary#B572E3, #E372A0
Tetradic#72A0E3, #E372D8, #E3B572

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FCF3
Lighter +20%#C7F4CB
Lighter +10%#9DEBA4
Darker −10%#47DB56
Darker −20%#28C737
Darker −30%#1F9D2B
Darker −40%#177220
More saturated +25%#5DF86C
Less saturated −25%#87CE8E

Channel breakdown

R114
G227
B125
Red114 (44.7%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue125.84°
Saturation (HSL)66.86%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G E3 · B 7D

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