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Colour

#79A000

  • #79A000
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#79A000 is a green with RGB values 121, 160, 0 and HSL 75°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#79A000#79A000
HEX#79A000
RGBrgb(121, 160, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6275, 0
RGB percentages47.5%, 62.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(74.6, 100%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.6, 100%, 62.7%)
CMYK24.4%, 0%, 100%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,970,816
CSS custom property--colour: #79A000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#865FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4931Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7F9887no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 15.4Yellow green · ΔE 17Olive · ΔE 22.2Forest green · ΔE 27.3Green · ΔE 27.9Dark green · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2700A0
Analogous#A07700, #29A000
Triadic#0079A0, #A00079
Split complementary#0029A0, #7700A0
Tetradic#00A077, #2700A0, #A00029

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBFF6D
Lighter +30%#CFFF3A
Lighter +20%#C3FF07
Lighter +10%#A0D300
Darker −10%#526D00
Darker −20%#2C3A00
Darker −30%#050700
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#79A000
Less saturated −25%#6F8C14

Channel breakdown

R121
G160
B0
Red121 (47.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue74.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G A0 · B 00

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