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Recognised as Colour

#72EC1E

  • #72EC1E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#72EC1E is a green with RGB values 114, 236, 30 and HSL 96°, 84%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#72EC1E#72EC1E
HEX#72EC1E
RGBrgb(114, 236, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.9255, 0.1176
RGB percentages44.7%, 92.5%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(95.5, 84.4%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.5, 87.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK51.7%, 0%, 87.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,531,550
CSS custom property--colour: #72EC1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.73:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#8D13E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4D700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5CD3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6AE3C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 9.7Chartreuse · ΔE 11Green yellow · ΔE 15.2Limegreen · ΔE 19.6Lime · ΔE 22.8Yellow green · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#981EEC
Analogous#D9EC1E, #1EEC31
Triadic#1E72EC, #EC1E72
Split complementary#311EEC, #EC1ED9
Tetradic#1ED9EC, #981EEC, #EC311E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8FCDA
Lighter +30%#CAF8AB
Lighter +20%#ADF47C
Lighter +10%#8FF04D
Darker −10%#5BC611
Darker −20%#45970D
Darker −30%#306809
Darker −40%#1A3905
More saturated +25%#6EFF0B
Less saturated −25%#78CE3D

Channel breakdown

R114
G236
B30
Red114 (44.7%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue95.53°
Saturation (HSL)84.43%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G EC · B 1E

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