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#72C331

#72c331 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72c331 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, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.87% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 93.29°, with 59.84% 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4283

Complementary

  1. #72c331
  2. #8231c3

Split complementary

  1. #72c331
  2. #3931c3
  3. #c331bb

Analogous

  1. #bbc331
  2. #72c331
  3. #31c339

Triadic

  1. #72c331
  2. #3172c3
  3. #c33172

Tetradic

  1. #72c331
  2. #31c382
  3. #8231c3
  4. #c33172

Square

  1. #72c331
  2. #31bbc3
  3. #8231c3
  4. #c33931

Monochromatic

  1. #2b4912
  2. #4e8622
  3. #72c331
  4. #9ad968
  5. #c3e8a5

Shades

#72c331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72c331
  2. #67b02c
  3. #5b9c27
  4. #508922
  5. #44751d
  6. #396219
  7. #2e4e14
  8. #223b0f
  9. #17270a
  10. #0b1405
  11. #000000

Tints

#72c331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72c331
  2. #80c946
  3. #8ecf5a
  4. #9cd56f
  5. #aadb83
  6. #b9e198
  7. #c7e7ad
  8. #d5edc1
  9. #e3f3d6
  10. #f1f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72c331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72c331
  2. #73bc39
  3. #75b641
  4. #76af49
  5. #78a851
  6. #79a259
  7. #7a9b60
  8. #7c9468
  9. #7d8d70
  10. #7f8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ab78e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab311 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71bba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeba21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6b63a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71be88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72c331 {
  color: #72c331;
}
Background
.bg-72c331 {
  background-color: #72c331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72c331 {
  border: 2px solid #72c331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72c331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72c331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72c331, #31c339);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72c331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.18 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.90 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.15 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.64 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.35 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.22 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.25 #8d3cce Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#72c331  rgb(114, 195, 49)  hsl(93, 60%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#8231c3  rgb(130, 49, 195)  hsl(273, 60%, 48%)  Dark Violet
#3172c3  rgb(49, 114, 195)  hsl(213, 60%, 48%)  True Blue
#c33172  rgb(195, 49, 114)  hsl(333, 60%, 48%)  Telemagenta