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#72C12B

#72c12b ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72c12b 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, 75.69% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.72% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 91.6°, with 63.56% saturation and 46.27% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4189

Complementary

  1. #72c12b
  2. #7a2bc1

Split complementary

  1. #72c12b
  2. #2f2bc1
  3. #c12bbd

Analogous

  1. #bdc12b
  2. #72c12b
  3. #2bc12f

Triadic

  1. #72c12b
  2. #2b72c1
  3. #c12b72

Tetradic

  1. #72c12b
  2. #2bc17a
  3. #7a2bc1
  4. #c12b72

Square

  1. #72c12b
  2. #2bbdc1
  3. #7a2bc1
  4. #c12f2b

Monochromatic

  1. #28440f
  2. #4d821d
  3. #72c12b
  4. #99db5d
  5. #c0e99c

Shades

#72c12b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72c12b
  2. #67ae27
  3. #5b9a22
  4. #50871e
  5. #44741a
  6. #396116
  7. #2e4d11
  8. #223a0d
  9. #172709
  10. #0b1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#72c12b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72c12b
  2. #80c740
  3. #8ecd55
  4. #9cd46b
  5. #aada80
  6. #b9e095
  7. #c7e6aa
  8. #d5ecbf
  9. #e3f3d5
  10. #f1f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72c12b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72c12b
  2. #73bb34
  3. #75b43c
  4. #76ae45
  5. #78a74d
  6. #79a156
  7. #7a9a5e
  8. #7c9467
  9. #7d8d6f
  10. #7f8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99b58c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beab3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71b9a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb818 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b436 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72bc85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72c12b {
  color: #72c12b;
}
Background
.bg-72c12b {
  background-color: #72c12b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72c12b {
  border: 2px solid #72c12b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72c12b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 193 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72c12b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72c12b, #2bc12f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72c12b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 193 43 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.04 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.13 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.37 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.79 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.11 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.59 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.86 #8d3ed4 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#72c12b  rgb(114, 193, 43)  hsl(92, 64%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#7a2bc1  rgb(122, 43, 193)  hsl(272, 64%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#2b72c1  rgb(43, 114, 193)  hsl(212, 64%, 46%)  True Blue
#c12b72  rgb(193, 43, 114)  hsl(332, 64%, 46%)  Telemagenta