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#72BE21

#72be21 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72be21 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, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.63% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 89.04°, with 70.4% saturation and 43.73% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4051

Complementary

  1. #72be21
  2. #6d21be

Split complementary

  1. #72be21
  2. #2124be
  3. #bc21be

Analogous

  1. #bebc21
  2. #72be21
  3. #24be21

Triadic

  1. #72be21
  2. #2172be
  3. #be2172

Tetradic

  1. #72be21
  2. #21be6d
  3. #6d21be
  4. #be2172

Square

  1. #72be21
  2. #21bebc
  3. #6d21be
  4. #be2124

Monochromatic

  1. #243c0a
  2. #4b7d16
  3. #72be21
  4. #98e04c
  5. #beeb8d

Shades

#72be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72be21
  2. #67ab1e
  3. #5b981a
  4. #508517
  5. #447214
  6. #395f11
  7. #2e4c0d
  8. #22390a
  9. #172607
  10. #0b1303
  11. #000000

Tints

#72be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72be21
  2. #80c537
  3. #8ecb4d
  4. #9cd264
  5. #aad87a
  6. #b9df90
  7. #c7e5a6
  8. #d5ecbc
  9. #e3f2d3
  10. #f1f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72be21
  2. #73b82b
  3. #75b234
  4. #76ab3e
  5. #78a547
  6. #799f51
  7. #7a995a
  8. #7c9364
  9. #7d8c6d
  10. #7f8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97b389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca834 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72b6a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abb501 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3b22e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72b982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72be21 {
  color: #72be21;
}
Background
.bg-72be21 {
  background-color: #72be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72be21 {
  border: 2px solid #72be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72be21, #24be21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.07 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.99 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.25 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.14 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.88 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.20 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.78 #8d41de Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#72be21  rgb(114, 190, 33)  hsl(89, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#6d21be  rgb(109, 33, 190)  hsl(269, 70%, 44%)  Purple Heart
#2172be  rgb(33, 114, 190)  hsl(209, 70%, 44%)  True Blue
#be2172  rgb(190, 33, 114)  hsl(329, 70%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red