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Recognised as Colour

#79AE32

  • #79AE32
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#79AE32 is a green with RGB values 121, 174, 50 and HSL 86°, 55%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#79AE32#79AE32
HEX#79AE32
RGBrgb(121, 174, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6824, 0.1961
RGB percentages47.5%, 68.2%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(85.6, 55.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.6, 71.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK30.5%, 0%, 71.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,974,450
CSS custom property--colour: #79AE32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#8651CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A11Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9E3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7CA696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 14.7Yellow green · ΔE 16.1Forest green · ΔE 22.1Green · ΔE 24.9Olive · ΔE 27.4Light green · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6732AE
Analogous#AEA532, #3BAE32
Triadic#3279AE, #AE3279
Split complementary#323BAE, #A532AE
Tetradic#32AEA5, #6732AE, #AE323B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9EDBF
Lighter +30%#C2E198
Lighter +20%#AAD670
Lighter +10%#93CB48
Darker −10%#5D8627
Darker −20%#425F1B
Darker −30%#263710
Darker −40%#0B1004
More saturated +25%#7DCA16
Less saturated −25%#75924E

Channel breakdown

R121
G174
B50
Red121 (47.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue85.65°
Saturation (HSL)55.36%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G AE · B 32

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