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#72BB18

#72bb18 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72bb18 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, 73.33% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.17% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 86.87°, with 77.25% saturation and 41.37% 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 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3918

Complementary

  1. #72bb18
  2. #6118bb

Split complementary

  1. #72bb18
  2. #1821bb
  3. #b218bb

Analogous

  1. #bbb218
  2. #72bb18
  3. #21bb18

Triadic

  1. #72bb18
  2. #1872bb
  3. #bb1872

Tetradic

  1. #72bb18
  2. #18bb61
  3. #6118bb
  4. #bb1872

Square

  1. #72bb18
  2. #18bbb2
  3. #6118bb
  4. #bb1821

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3307
  2. #49770f
  3. #72bb18
  4. #99e63a
  5. #bcee7e

Shades

#72bb18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72bb18
  2. #67a816
  3. #5b9613
  4. #508311
  5. #44700e
  6. #395e0c
  7. #2e4b0a
  8. #223807
  9. #172505
  10. #0b1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#72bb18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72bb18
  2. #80c22f
  3. #8ec946
  4. #9ccf5d
  5. #aad674
  6. #b9dd8c
  7. #c7e4a3
  8. #d5ebba
  9. #e3f1d1
  10. #f1f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72bb18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72bb18
  2. #73b522
  3. #75af2d
  4. #76a937
  5. #78a342
  6. #799e4c
  7. #7a9856
  8. #7c9261
  9. #7d8c6b
  10. #7f8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95b086 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a62f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73b39f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2af27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #73b67f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72bb18 {
  color: #72bb18;
}
Background
.bg-72bb18 {
  background-color: #72bb18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72bb18 {
  border: 2px solid #72bb18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72bb18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 187 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 77% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72bb18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72bb18, #21bb18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72bb18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 187 24 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.29 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.37 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.57 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.90 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.53 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.73 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.27 #8d44e7 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#72bb18  rgb(114, 187, 24)  hsl(87, 77%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#6118bb  rgb(97, 24, 187)  hsl(267, 77%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#1872bb  rgb(24, 114, 187)  hsl(207, 77%, 41%)  French Blue
#bb1872  rgb(187, 24, 114)  hsl(327, 77%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red