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#72BF20

#72bf20 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72bf20 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, 74.9% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.25% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 89.06°, with 71.3% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4094

Complementary

  1. #72bf20
  2. #6d20bf

Split complementary

  1. #72bf20
  2. #2022bf
  3. #bd20bf

Analogous

  1. #bfbd20
  2. #72bf20
  3. #22bf20

Triadic

  1. #72bf20
  2. #2072bf
  3. #bf2072

Tetradic

  1. #72bf20
  2. #20bf6d
  3. #6d20bf
  4. #bf2072

Square

  1. #72bf20
  2. #20bfbd
  3. #6d20bf
  4. #bf2022

Monochromatic

  1. #243c0a
  2. #4b7d15
  3. #72bf20
  4. #98e14b
  5. #beec8c

Shades

#72bf20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72bf20
  2. #67ac1d
  3. #5b991a
  4. #508616
  5. #447313
  6. #396010
  7. #2e4c0d
  8. #22390a
  9. #172606
  10. #0b1303
  11. #000000

Tints

#72bf20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72bf20
  2. #80c536
  3. #8ecc4d
  4. #9cd263
  5. #aad979
  6. #b9df90
  7. #c7e5a6
  8. #d5ecbc
  9. #e3f2d2
  10. #f1f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72bf20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72bf20
  2. #73b92a
  3. #75b233
  4. #76ac3d
  5. #78a646
  6. #79a050
  7. #7a995a
  8. #7c9363
  9. #7d8d6d
  10. #7f8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98b489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda934 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72b7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acb600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4b22d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72ba82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72bf20 {
  color: #72bf20;
}
Background
.bg-72bf20 {
  background-color: #72bf20;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72bf20 {
  border: 2px solid #72bf20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72bf20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 191 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72bf20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72bf20, #22bf20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72bf20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 191 32 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.13 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.07 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.10 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.01 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.92 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.24 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.64 #8d40df Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#72bf20  rgb(114, 191, 32)  hsl(89, 71%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#6d20bf  rgb(109, 32, 191)  hsl(269, 71%, 44%)  Purple Heart
#2072bf  rgb(32, 114, 191)  hsl(209, 71%, 44%)  True Blue
#bf2072  rgb(191, 32, 114)  hsl(329, 71%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red