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#72C232

#72c232 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72c232 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, 76.08% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.23% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 93.33°, with 59.02% saturation and 47.84% 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4239

Complementary

  1. #72c232
  2. #8232c2

Split complementary

  1. #72c232
  2. #3a32c2
  3. #c232ba

Analogous

  1. #bac232
  2. #72c232
  3. #32c23a

Triadic

  1. #72c232
  2. #3272c2
  3. #c23272

Tetradic

  1. #72c232
  2. #32c282
  3. #8232c2
  4. #c23272

Square

  1. #72c232
  2. #32bac2
  3. #8232c2
  4. #c23a32

Monochromatic

  1. #2b4813
  2. #4e8522
  3. #72c232
  4. #9ad868
  5. #c3e8a5

Shades

#72c232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72c232
  2. #67af2d
  3. #5b9b28
  4. #508823
  5. #44741e
  6. #396119
  7. #2e4e14
  8. #223a0f
  9. #17270a
  10. #0b1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#72c232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72c232
  2. #80c847
  3. #8ece5b
  4. #9cd470
  5. #aada84
  6. #b9e199
  7. #c7e7ad
  8. #d5edc2
  9. #e3f3d6
  10. #f1f9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72c232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72c232
  2. #73bb3a
  3. #75b542
  4. #76ae49
  5. #78a851
  6. #79a159
  7. #7a9a61
  8. #7c9469
  9. #7d8d70
  10. #7f8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ab68d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b214 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71baa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb923 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b53b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71be87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72c232 {
  color: #72c232;
}
Background
.bg-72c232 {
  background-color: #72c232;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72c232 {
  border: 2px solid #72c232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72c232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 194 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 59% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72c232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72c232, #32c23a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72c232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 194 50 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.08 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.01 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.28 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.52 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.29 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.12 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.37 #8d3dcd Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#72c232  rgb(114, 194, 50)  hsl(93, 59%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#8232c2  rgb(130, 50, 194)  hsl(273, 59%, 48%)  Dark Violet
#3272c2  rgb(50, 114, 194)  hsl(213, 59%, 48%)  True Blue
#c23272  rgb(194, 50, 114)  hsl(333, 59%, 48%)  Telemagenta