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#72CD00

#72cd00 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#72cd00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 80.39% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 86.63°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4724

Complementary

  1. #72cd00
  2. #5b00cd

Split complementary

  1. #72cd00
  2. #000ccd
  3. #c200cd

Analogous

  1. #cdc200
  2. #72cd00
  3. #0ccd00

Triadic

  1. #72cd00
  2. #0072cd
  3. #cd0072

Tetradic

  1. #72cd00
  2. #00cd5b
  3. #5b00cd
  4. #cd0072

Square

  1. #72cd00
  2. #00cdc2
  3. #5b00cd
  4. #cd000c

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3400
  2. #478100
  3. #72cd00
  4. #9aff1b
  5. #bcff67

Shades

#72cd00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72cd00
  2. #67b900
  3. #5ba400
  4. #509000
  5. #447b00
  6. #396700
  7. #2e5200
  8. #223e00
  9. #172900
  10. #0b1500
  11. #000000

Tints

#72cd00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72cd00
  2. #80d21a
  3. #8ed733
  4. #9cdc4d
  5. #aae166
  6. #b9e680
  7. #c7eb99
  8. #d5f0b3
  9. #e3f5cc
  10. #f1fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72cd00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72cd00
  2. #73c50d
  3. #75be1a
  4. #76b626
  5. #78ae33
  6. #79a740
  7. #7a9f4d
  8. #7c975a
  9. #7d8f66
  10. #7f8873
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0c091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b42b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71c4ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6c300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adbf20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71c88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72cd00 {
  color: #72cd00;
}
Background
.bg-72cd00 {
  background-color: #72cd00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72cd00 {
  border: 2px solid #72cd00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72cd00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 205 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72cd00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72cd00, #0ccd00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72cd00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 205 0 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.14 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.36 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.94 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.57 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.63 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.71 #8d32ff Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#72cd00  rgb(114, 205, 0)  hsl(87, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#5b00cd  rgb(91, 0, 205)  hsl(267, 100%, 40%)  Ultramarine
#0072cd  rgb(0, 114, 205)  hsl(207, 100%, 40%)  True Blue
#cd0072  rgb(205, 0, 114)  hsl(327, 100%, 40%)  Telemagenta