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#72C712

#72c712 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72c712 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, 78.04% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.95% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 88.18°, with 83.41% saturation and 42.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4447

Complementary

  1. #72c712
  2. #6712c7

Split complementary

  1. #72c712
  2. #1217c7
  3. #c212c7

Analogous

  1. #c7c212
  2. #72c712
  3. #17c712

Triadic

  1. #72c712
  2. #1272c7
  3. #c71272

Tetradic

  1. #72c712
  2. #12c767
  3. #6712c7
  4. #c71272

Square

  1. #72c712
  2. #12c7c2
  3. #6712c7
  4. #c71217

Monochromatic

  1. #223b05
  2. #4a810c
  3. #72c712
  4. #98ed38
  5. #bdf37f

Shades

#72c712 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72c712
  2. #67b310
  3. #5b9f0e
  4. #508b0d
  5. #44770b
  6. #396409
  7. #2e5007
  8. #223c05
  9. #172804
  10. #0b1402
  11. #000000

Tints

#72c712 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72c712
  2. #80cd2a
  3. #8ed241
  4. #9cd859
  5. #aadd71
  6. #b9e389
  7. #c7e9a0
  8. #d5eeb8
  9. #e3f4d0
  10. #f1f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72c712 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72c712
  2. #73c01d
  3. #75b928
  4. #76b233
  5. #78ab3e
  6. #79a449
  7. #7a9c54
  8. #7c955f
  9. #7d8e6a
  10. #7f8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cbb8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b02f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71bfa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2bd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9b926 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72c287 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72c712 {
  color: #72c712;
}
Background
.bg-72c712 {
  background-color: #72c712;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72c712 {
  border: 2px solid #72c712;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72c712;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 199 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 83% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72c712 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72c712, #17c712);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72c712 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 199 18 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.20 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.25 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.52 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.97 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.74 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.90 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.94 #8d38ed Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#72c712  rgb(114, 199, 18)  hsl(88, 83%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#6712c7  rgb(103, 18, 199)  hsl(268, 83%, 43%)  Han Purple
#1272c7  rgb(18, 114, 199)  hsl(208, 83%, 43%)  True Blue
#c71272  rgb(199, 18, 114)  hsl(328, 83%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red