Information about #72AA31 color

#72AA31 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #72AA31 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(114, 170, 49) — 44.7% red, 66.7% green, 19.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 0 / 47 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #72AA31 reads as a pleasantly vivid chartreuse and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Leaf (#71AA34). Slightly further away sit Sushi (#7C9F2F) and Nasty Green (#70B23F).

In RGB terms — rgb(114, 170, 49) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #72AA31: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #72AA31 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#72AA31 color variations

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#72AA31 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #72AA31

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

Leaf color link
Leaf

#71AA34

Sushi color link
Sushi

#7C9F2F

Nasty Green color link
Nasty Green

#70B23F

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Green Snake color link
Green Snake

#6CBB3C

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Wham color link
Wham

#5FB33A

Palm Leaf color link
Palm Leaf

#6F9940

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72AA31
  • RGB114, 170, 49
  • CMYK22, 0, 47, 33
  • CSSrgb(114, 170, 49)
  • HSL88°, 55%, 43%
  • HSL Precise87.769°, 55.251%, 42.941%
  • HSV88°, 71%, 67%
  • HSB88°, 71%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.667, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.667, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.667, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID72AA31
  • DECIMAL ID7514673
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01