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#72B80C

#72b80c ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72b80c is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 72.16% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.48% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 84.42°, with 87.76% saturation and 38.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3788

Complementary

  1. #72b80c
  2. #520cb8

Split complementary

  1. #72b80c
  2. #0c1cb8
  3. #a80cb8

Analogous

  1. #b8a80c
  2. #72b80c
  3. #1cb80c

Triadic

  1. #72b80c
  2. #0c72b8
  3. #b80c72

Tetradic

  1. #72b80c
  2. #0cb852
  3. #520cb8
  4. #b80c72

Square

  1. #72b80c
  2. #0cb8a8
  3. #520cb8
  4. #b80c1c

Monochromatic

  1. #192803
  2. #457007
  3. #72b80c
  4. #9cf020
  5. #bcf568

Shades

#72b80c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72b80c
  2. #67a60b
  3. #5b930a
  4. #508108
  5. #446e07
  6. #395c06
  7. #2e4a05
  8. #223704
  9. #172502
  10. #0b1201
  11. #000000

Tints

#72b80c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72b80c
  2. #80bf24
  3. #8ec63d
  4. #9ccd55
  5. #aad46d
  6. #b9dc86
  7. #c7e39e
  8. #d5eab6
  9. #e3f1ce
  10. #f1f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72b80c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72b80c
  2. #73b218
  3. #75ad23
  4. #76a72f
  5. #78a23a
  6. #799c46
  7. #7a9652
  8. #7c915d
  9. #7d8b69
  10. #7f8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94ad83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a429 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74b09c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0ac20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #73b37c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72b80c {
  color: #72b80c;
}
Background
.bg-72b80c {
  background-color: #72b80c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72b80c {
  border: 2px solid #72b80c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72b80c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 184 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 88% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72b80c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72b80c, #1cb80c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72b80c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 184 12 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.85 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.01 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.71 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.22 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.31 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.53 #8d47f3 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#72b80c  rgb(114, 184, 12)  hsl(84, 88%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#520cb8  rgb(82, 12, 184)  hsl(264, 88%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0c72b8  rgb(12, 114, 184)  hsl(204, 88%, 38%)  French Blue
#b80c72  rgb(184, 12, 114)  hsl(324, 88%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red