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Recognised as Colour

#72E460

  • #72E460
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#72E460 is a green with RGB values 114, 228, 96 and HSL 112°, 71%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#72E460#72E460
HEX#72E460
RGBrgb(114, 228, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8941, 0.3765
RGB percentages44.7%, 89.4%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(111.8, 71%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.8, 57.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 57.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,529,568
CSS custom property--colour: #72E460;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#8D1B9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9D152no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC86Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Tritanopia#65DDC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.7Pale green · ΔE 19.6Light green · ΔE 20.4Spring green · ΔE 21.9Yellow green · ΔE 23.7Medium spring green · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D260E4
Analogous#B4E460, #60E490
Triadic#6072E4, #E46072
Split complementary#9060E4, #E460B4
Tetradic#60B4E4, #D260E4, #E49060

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6FAE3
Lighter +20%#BFF3B7
Lighter +10%#99EB8C
Darker −10%#4BDD34
Darker −20%#36BE20
Darker −30%#299219
Darker −40%#1D6711
More saturated +25%#61FB49
Less saturated −25%#83CD77

Channel breakdown

R114
G228
B96
Red114 (44.7%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue111.82°
Saturation (HSL)70.97%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G E4 · B 60

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