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Recognised as Colour

#72E96B

  • #72E96B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#72E96B is a green with RGB values 114, 233, 107 and HSL 117°, 74%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#72E96B#72E96B
HEX#72E96B
RGBrgb(114, 233, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.9137, 0.4196
RGB percentages44.7%, 91.4%, 42%
HSLhsl(116.7, 74.1%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.7, 54.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK51.1%, 0%, 54.1%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,530,859
CSS custom property--colour: #72E96B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.58:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#8D1694

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#EED65Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DECC74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#62E3CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 16.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#E26BE9
Analogous#B1E96B, #6BE9A3
Triadic#6B72E9, #E96B72
Split complementary#A36BE9, #E96BB1
Tetradic#6BB1E9, #E26BE9, #E9A36B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1FDF0
Lighter +20%#C7F6C4
Lighter +10%#9CF097
Darker −10%#48E23F
Darker −20%#29CF1F
Darker −30%#20A318
Darker −40%#177612
More saturated +25%#5FFE56
Less saturated −25%#85D480

Channel breakdown

R114
G233
B107
Red114 (44.7%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue116.67°
Saturation (HSL)74.12%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G E9 · B 6B

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