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Recognised as Colour

#72FF72

  • #72FF72
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Spring green

#72FF72 is a green with RGB values 114, 255, 114 and HSL 120°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Spring green.

Colour values

#72FF72#72FF72
HEX#72FF72
RGBrgb(114, 255, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 1, 0.4471
RGB percentages44.7%, 100%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(120, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 0%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,536,498
CSS custom property--colour: #72FF72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.26:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#8D008D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEA64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2DE7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5BF8E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Spring green · ΔE 14.4Limegreen · ΔE 18.6Medium spring green · ΔE 23.6Pale green · ΔE 23.7Light green · ΔE 26.4Green yellow · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSpring green (#00FF7F)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF72FF
Analogous#B8FF72, #72FFB8
Triadic#7272FF, #FF7272
Split complementary#B872FF, #FF72B8
Tetradic#72B8FF, #FF72FF, #FFB872

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8FFD8
Lighter +10%#A5FFA5
Darker −10%#3FFF3F
Darker −20%#0CFF0C
Darker −30%#00D800
Darker −40%#00A500
More saturated +25%#72FF72
Less saturated −25%#84ED84

Channel breakdown

R114
G255
B114
Red114 (44.7%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G FF · B 72

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