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#72AE2D

#72ae2d ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72ae2d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 68.24% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.14% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 87.91°, with 58.9% saturation and 42.94% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.3404

Complementary

  1. #72ae2d
  2. #692dae

Split complementary

  1. #72ae2d
  2. #2d31ae
  3. #a92dae

Analogous

  1. #aea92d
  2. #72ae2d
  3. #31ae2d

Triadic

  1. #72ae2d
  2. #2d72ae
  3. #ae2d72

Tetradic

  1. #72ae2d
  2. #2dae69
  3. #692dae
  4. #ae2d72

Square

  1. #72ae2d
  2. #2daea9
  3. #692dae
  4. #ae2d31

Monochromatic

  1. #22340e
  2. #4a711d
  3. #72ae2d
  4. #98d355
  5. #bde391

Shades

#72ae2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72ae2d
  2. #679d29
  3. #5b8b24
  4. #507a20
  5. #44681b
  6. #395717
  7. #2e4612
  8. #22340e
  9. #172309
  10. #0b1105
  11. #000000

Tints

#72ae2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72ae2d
  2. #80b642
  3. #8ebe57
  4. #9cc66c
  5. #aace81
  6. #b9d796
  7. #c7dfab
  8. #d5e7c0
  9. #e3efd5
  10. #f1f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72ae2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72ae2d
  2. #73a935
  3. #75a53e
  4. #76a046
  5. #789c4e
  6. #799757
  7. #7a925f
  8. #7c8e67
  9. #7d896f
  10. #7f8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ea480 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a113 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9c3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74a795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa620 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99a435 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #73aa79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72ae2d {
  color: #72ae2d;
}
Background
.bg-72ae2d {
  background-color: #72ae2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72ae2d {
  border: 2px solid #72ae2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72ae2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 174 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72ae2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ae2d, #31ae2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72ae2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 174 45 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.72 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.39 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.57 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.53 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.68 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.79 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.99 #8d51d2 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#72ae2d  rgb(114, 174, 45)  hsl(88, 59%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#692dae  rgb(105, 45, 174)  hsl(268, 59%, 43%)  Purple Heart
#2d72ae  rgb(45, 114, 174)  hsl(208, 59%, 43%)  French Blue
#ae2d72  rgb(174, 45, 114)  hsl(328, 59%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red