Colour

#72FF00

#72FF00
Green
Light
Nearest: Chartreuse

#72FF00 is a green with RGB values 114, 255, 0 and HSL 93°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chartreuse.

Colour values

#72FF00#72FF00

HEX#72FF00

RGBrgb(114, 255, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 1, 0

RGB percentages44.7%, 100%, 0%

HSLhsl(93.2, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(93.2, 100%, 100%)

CMYK55.3%, 0%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,536,384

CSS custom property--colour: #72FF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.02:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#8D00FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F6DD39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Tritanopia#67F6D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chartreuse · ΔE 3.5 Lawn green · ΔE 3.7 Lime · ΔE 14.9 Green yellow · ΔE 19.5 Limegreen · ΔE 29.5 Spring green · ΔE 38.6

Nearest named CSS colourChartreuse (#7FFF00)ΔE 3.53, a close match

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8D00FF

Analogous#F1FF00, #00FF0E

Triadic#0072FF, #FF0072

Split complementary#0E00FF, #FF00F1

Tetradic#00F1FF, #8D00FF, #FF0E00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3FFCC

Lighter +30%#C7FF99

Lighter +20%#AAFF66

Lighter +10%#8EFF33

Darker −10%#5BCC00

Darker −20%#449900

Darker −30%#2E6600

Darker −40%#173300

More saturated +25%#72FF00

Less saturated −25%#75DF20

Channel breakdown

R114

G255

Red114 (44.7%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue93.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G FF · B 00

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