Colour

#79A222

#79A222
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#79A222 is a green with RGB values 121, 162, 34 and HSL 79°, 65%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#79A222

RGBrgb(121, 162, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6353, 0.1333

RGB percentages47.5%, 63.5%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(79.2, 65.3%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(79.2, 79%, 63.5%)

CMYK25.3%, 0%, 79%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,971,362

CSS custom property--colour: #79A222;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#865DDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AB9700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5942Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7E9A8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 10.8 Yellow green · ΔE 18.7 Olive · ΔE 21.5 Forest green · ΔE 23.9 Green · ΔE 26 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B22A2

Analogous#A28B22, #39A222

Triadic#2279A2, #A22279

Split complementary#2239A2, #8B22A2

Tetradic#22A28B, #4B22A2, #A22239

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5ECA4

Lighter +30%#C1E37A

Lighter +20%#AEDA50

Lighter +10%#98CC2B

Darker −10%#5A7819

Darker −20%#3A4E10

Darker −30%#1B2407

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#82BB09

Less saturated −25%#708A3B

Channel breakdown

R121

G162

B34

Red121 (47.5%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue79.22°

Saturation (HSL)65.31%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 79 · G A2 · B 22

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