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#72C021

#72c021 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72c021 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, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.81% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 89.43°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4139

Complementary

  1. #72c021
  2. #6f21c0

Split complementary

  1. #72c021
  2. #2123c0
  3. #bf21c0

Analogous

  1. #c0bf21
  2. #72c021
  3. #23c021

Triadic

  1. #72c021
  2. #2172c0
  3. #c02172

Tetradic

  1. #72c021
  2. #21c06f
  3. #6f21c0
  4. #c02172

Square

  1. #72c021
  2. #21c0bf
  3. #6f21c0
  4. #c02123

Monochromatic

  1. #243d0b
  2. #4b7f16
  3. #72c021
  4. #98e04d
  5. #beec8e

Shades

#72c021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72c021
  2. #67ad1e
  3. #5b9a1a
  4. #508617
  5. #447314
  6. #396011
  7. #2e4d0d
  8. #223a0a
  9. #172607
  10. #0b1303
  11. #000000

Tints

#72c021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72c021
  2. #80c637
  3. #8ecd4d
  4. #9cd364
  5. #aad97a
  6. #b9e090
  7. #c7e6a6
  8. #d5ecbc
  9. #e3f2d3
  10. #f1f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72c021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72c021
  2. #73ba2b
  3. #75b334
  4. #76ad3e
  5. #78a647
  6. #79a051
  7. #7a9a5a
  8. #7c9364
  9. #7d8d6d
  10. #7f8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98b48a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72b8a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acb700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b32e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72bb83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72c021 {
  color: #72c021;
}
Background
.bg-72c021 {
  background-color: #72c021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72c021 {
  border: 2px solid #72c021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72c021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72c021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72c021, #23c021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72c021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.16 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.99 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.24 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.84 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.85 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.18 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.44 #8d3fde Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#72c021  rgb(114, 192, 33)  hsl(89, 71%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#6f21c0  rgb(111, 33, 192)  hsl(269, 71%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#2172c0  rgb(33, 114, 192)  hsl(209, 71%, 44%)  True Blue
#c02172  rgb(192, 33, 114)  hsl(329, 71%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red