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Recognised as Colour

#72EC5F

  • #72EC5F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#72EC5F is a green with RGB values 114, 236, 95 and HSL 112°, 79%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#72EC5F#72EC5F
HEX#72EC5F
RGBrgb(114, 236, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.9255, 0.3725
RGB percentages44.7%, 92.5%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(111.9, 78.8%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.9, 59.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK51.7%, 0%, 59.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,531,615
CSS custom property--colour: #72EC5F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.88:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#8D13A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2D850no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2CE6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Tritanopia#64E5CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.2Spring green · ΔE 19.8Pale green · ΔE 22.8Light green · ΔE 24.3Yellow green · ΔE 25.5Medium spring green · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D95FEC
Analogous#B9EC5F, #5FEC93
Triadic#5F72EC, #EC5F72
Split complementary#935FEC, #EC5FB8
Tetradic#5FB8EC, #D95FEC, #EC935F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBFCE8
Lighter +20%#C2F7BA
Lighter +10%#9AF18D
Darker −10%#4AE731
Darker −20%#31CD18
Darker −30%#269F13
Darker −40%#1B720D
More saturated +25%#64FF4C
Less saturated −25%#82D675

Channel breakdown

R114
G236
B95
Red114 (44.7%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue111.91°
Saturation (HSL)78.77%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G EC · B 5F

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