Recognised as Colour

#79932A

#79932A
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#79932A is a green with RGB values 121, 147, 42 and HSL 75°, 56%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#79932A

RGBrgb(121, 147, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5765, 0.1647

RGB percentages47.5%, 57.6%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(74.9, 55.6%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(74.9, 71.4%, 57.6%)

CMYK17.7%, 0%, 71.4%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,967,530

CSS custom property--colour: #79932A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#866CD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C8A19no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#988933no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7F8B7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 4.6 Olive · ΔE 14.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25 Forest green · ΔE 26.5 Yellow green · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 4.58, a close match

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#442A93

Analogous#93792A, #44932A

Triadic#2A7993, #932A79

Split complementary#2A4493, #792A93

Tetradic#2A9379, #442A93, #932A44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5E5A4

Lighter +30%#C3DA7C

Lighter +20%#B0CE55

Lighter +10%#9ABB35

Darker −10%#586B1F

Darker −20%#384413

Darker −30%#171C08

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#85AB12

Less saturated −25%#6D7B42

Channel breakdown

R121

G147

B42

Red121 (47.5%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue74.86°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 79 · G 93 · B 2A

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