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Recognised as Colour

#79A617

  • #79A617
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79A617 is a green with RGB values 121, 166, 23 and HSL 79°, 76%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79A617#79A617
HEX#79A617
RGBrgb(121, 166, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.651, 0.0902
RGB percentages47.5%, 65.1%, 9%
HSLhsl(78.9, 75.7%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.9, 86.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK27.1%, 0%, 86.1%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,972,375
CSS custom property--colour: #79A617;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#8659E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99729no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7E9E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.2Olivedrab · ΔE 15.2Olive · ΔE 24.5Forest green · ΔE 25.2Green · ΔE 26.5Dark green · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4417A6
Analogous#A68C17, #32A617
Triadic#1779A6, #A61779
Split complementary#1731A6, #8C17A6
Tetradic#17A68C, #4417A6, #A61731

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5F198
Lighter +30%#C3EB6B
Lighter +20%#B0E43F
Lighter +10%#9AD31D
Darker −10%#587911
Darker −20%#384C0B
Darker −30%#172004
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#82BD00
Less saturated −25%#708E2F

Channel breakdown

R121
G166
B23
Red121 (47.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue78.88°
Saturation (HSL)75.66%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G A6 · B 17

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