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Recognised as Colour

#72FF06

  • #72FF06
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Chartreuse

#72FF06 is a green with RGB values 114, 255, 6 and HSL 94°, 100%, 51%. 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

#72FF06#72FF06
HEX#72FF06
RGBrgb(114, 255, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 1, 0.0235
RGB percentages44.7%, 100%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(94, 100%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94, 97.6%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 0%, 97.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,536,390
CSS custom property--colour: #72FF06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75111WCAG 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#8D00F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6DD3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Tritanopia#66F6D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.4 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 3.6Lawn green · ΔE 3.7Lime · ΔE 14.9Green yellow · ΔE 19.4Limegreen · ΔE 29.1Spring green · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourChartreuse (#7FFF00)ΔE 3.56, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9306FF
Analogous#EFFF06, #06FF16
Triadic#0672FF, #FF0672
Split complementary#1606FF, #FF06EF
Tetradic#06EFFF, #9306FF, #FF1606

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6FFD2
Lighter +30%#C9FF9F
Lighter +20%#ACFF6C
Lighter +10%#8FFF39
Darker −10%#5BD200
Darker −20%#459F00
Darker −30%#2F6C00
Darker −40%#193900
More saturated +25%#72FF06
Less saturated −25%#76E025

Channel breakdown

R114
G255
B6
Red114 (44.7%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue93.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G FF · B 06

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