Information about #72991E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #72991E is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 153, 30) — 44.7% red, 60% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 0 / 48 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored yellow-green, #72991E occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Green Onion (#6AA121). Slightly further away sit Olive Drab (#6B8E23) and Christi (#71A91D).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(114, 153, 30)), which gives #72991E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #72991E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#72991E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#72991E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72991E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#72991E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#72991E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#998F1E

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#72991E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#831E99
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#1E3599
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#99831E
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#72991E
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#1E7299
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#991E72
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#1E9945
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#451E99
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#991E72
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#1E9983
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#451E99
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#991E35
#991E35

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Nearest named colors to #72991E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Olive Drab color link
Olive Drab

#6B8E23

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Olivedrab color link
Olivedrab

#698B22

Siskin Sprout Yellow color link
Siskin Sprout Yellow

#7A942E

Trendy Green color link
Trendy Green

#7C881A

Sushi color link
Sushi

#7C9F2F

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Bitter Lime color link
Bitter Lime

#648C11

#72991E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72991E
  • RGB114, 153, 30
  • CMYK15, 0, 48, 40
  • CSSrgb(114, 153, 30)
  • HSL79°, 67%, 36%
  • HSL Precise79.024°, 67.213%, 35.882%
  • HSV79°, 80%, 60%
  • HSB79°, 80%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.600, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.600, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.600, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID72991E
  • DECIMAL ID7510302
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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