Recognised as Colour

#79AD1B

#79AD1B
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#79AD1B is a green with RGB values 121, 173, 27 and HSL 81°, 73%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79AD1B#79AD1B

HEX#79AD1B

RGBrgb(121, 173, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6784, 0.1059

RGB percentages47.5%, 67.8%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(81.4, 73%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(81.4, 84.4%, 67.8%)

CMYK30.1%, 0%, 84.4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,974,171

CSS custom property--colour: #79AD1B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#8652E4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AF9D2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#7DA593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 18.4 Forest green · ΔE 25.3 Green · ΔE 26.5 Olive · ΔE 28.2 Limegreen · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F1BAD

Analogous#AD981B, #30AD1B

Triadic#1B79AD, #AD1B79

Split complementary#1B30AD, #981BAD

Tetradic#1BAD98, #4F1BAD, #AD1B30

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5F1A3

Lighter +30%#C1EA77

Lighter +20%#ADE34B

Lighter +10%#98D922

Darker −10%#5A8114

Darker −20%#3B550D

Darker −30%#1C2906

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#80C602

Less saturated −25%#729434

Channel breakdown

R121

G173

B27

Red121 (47.5%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue81.37°

Saturation (HSL)73%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 79 · G AD · B 1B

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Colour harmonies

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