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Recognised as Colour

#79A759

  • #79A759
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#79A759 is a green with RGB values 121, 167, 89 and HSL 95°, 31%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#79A759#79A759
HEX#79A759
RGBrgb(121, 167, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6549, 0.349
RGB percentages47.5%, 65.5%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(95.4, 30.7%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.4, 46.7%, 65.5%)
CMYK27.5%, 0%, 46.7%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,972,697
CSS custom property--colour: #79A759;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#8658A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9D53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6995Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#79A295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 17Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.7Sea green · ΔE 22Dark khaki · ΔE 23.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 17.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8759A7
Analogous#A0A759, #59A760
Triadic#5979A7, #A75979
Split complementary#6059A7, #A759A0
Tetradic#59A0A7, #8759A7, #A76059

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5EEDE
Lighter +30%#CADCBD
Lighter +20%#AFCA9C
Lighter +10%#94B97A
Darker −10%#618647
Darker −20%#496535
Darker −30%#314324
Darker −40%#192212
More saturated +25%#73C739
Less saturated −25%#7F8779

Channel breakdown

R121
G167
B89
Red121 (47.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue95.38°
Saturation (HSL)30.71%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G A7 · B 59

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