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#72CD07

#72cd07 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#72cd07 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 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.59% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 87.58°, with 93.4% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.16.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4726

Complementary

  1. #72cd07
  2. #6207cd

Split complementary

  1. #72cd07
  2. #070fcd
  3. #c507cd

Analogous

  1. #cdc507
  2. #72cd07
  3. #0fcd07

Triadic

  1. #72cd07
  2. #0772cd
  3. #cd0772

Tetradic

  1. #72cd07
  2. #07cd62
  3. #6207cd
  4. #cd0772

Square

  1. #72cd07
  2. #07cdc5
  3. #6207cd
  4. #cd070f

Monochromatic

  1. #203902
  2. #498304
  3. #72cd07
  4. #99f829
  5. #bcfa73

Shades

#72cd07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72cd07
  2. #67b906
  3. #5ba406
  4. #509005
  5. #447b04
  6. #396704
  7. #2e5203
  8. #223e02
  9. #172901
  10. #0b1501
  11. #000000

Tints

#72cd07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72cd07
  2. #80d220
  3. #8ed739
  4. #9cdc51
  5. #aae16a
  6. #b9e683
  7. #c7eb9c
  8. #d5f0b5
  9. #e3f5cd
  10. #f1fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72cd07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72cd07
  2. #73c513
  3. #75be1f
  4. #76b62b
  5. #78ae37
  6. #79a744
  7. #7a9f50
  8. #7c975c
  9. #7d8f68
  10. #7f8874
  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 #c9b42d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71c5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6c300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adbf23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71c88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72cd07 {
  color: #72cd07;
}
Background
.bg-72cd07 {
  background-color: #72cd07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72cd07 {
  border: 2px solid #72cd07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72cd07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 205 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 93% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72cd07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72cd07, #0fcd07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72cd07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 205 7 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.16 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.28 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.99 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.41 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.49 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.68 #8d32f8 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#72cd07  rgb(114, 205, 7)  hsl(88, 93%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#6207cd  rgb(98, 7, 205)  hsl(268, 93%, 42%)  Han Purple
#0772cd  rgb(7, 114, 205)  hsl(208, 93%, 42%)  True Blue
#cd0772  rgb(205, 7, 114)  hsl(328, 93%, 42%)  Telemagenta