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Recognised as Colour

#72F159

  • #72F159
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#72F159 is a green with RGB values 114, 241, 89 and HSL 110°, 84%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#72F159#72F159
HEX#72F159
RGBrgb(114, 241, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.9451, 0.349
RGB percentages44.7%, 94.5%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(110.1, 84.4%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(110.1, 63.1%, 94.5%)
CMYK52.7%, 0%, 63.1%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,532,889
CSS custom property--colour: #72F159;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#8D0EA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7DD46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D266no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Tritanopia#63EAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.8Spring green · ΔE 20.1Green yellow · ΔE 24.1Lawn green · ΔE 24.8Chartreuse · ΔE 25.8Yellow green · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D859F1
Analogous#BEF159, #59F18C
Triadic#5972F1, #F15972
Split complementary#8C59F1, #F159BE
Tetradic#59BEF1, #D859F1, #F18C59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAFDE6
Lighter +20%#C2F9B7
Lighter +10%#9AF588
Darker −10%#4AED2A
Darker −20%#31D212
Darker −30%#26A30E
Darker −40%#1B740A
More saturated +25%#69FF4B
Less saturated −25%#81DA6F

Channel breakdown

R114
G241
B89
Red114 (44.7%)
Green241 (94.5%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue110.13°
Saturation (HSL)84.44%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G F1 · B 59

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