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Colour

#79AC8C

  • #79AC8C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#79AC8C is a green with RGB values 121, 172, 140 and HSL 142°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#79AC8C#79AC8C
HEX#79AC8C
RGBrgb(121, 172, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6745, 0.549
RGB percentages47.5%, 67.5%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(142.4, 23.5%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.4, 29.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK29.7%, 0%, 18.6%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,974,028
CSS custom property--colour: #79AC8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#865373

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA48Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39E8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#70ABA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 9.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.7Cadetblue · ΔE 19.6Light seagreen · ΔE 22.2Sea green · ΔE 23.4Dark cyan · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC7999
Analogous#7FAC79, #79ACA6
Triadic#8C79AC, #AC8C79
Split complementary#A679AC, #AC797F
Tetradic#797FAC, #AC7999, #ACA679

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FAF8
Lighter +30%#D7E7DD
Lighter +20%#B8D3C2
Lighter +10%#98C0A7
Darker −10%#5D9572
Darker −20%#49765A
Darker −30%#365642
Darker −40%#22372A
More saturated +25%#5EC785
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R121
G172
B140
Red121 (47.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue142.35°
Saturation (HSL)23.5%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G AC · B 8C

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