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Recognised as Colour

#79AF16

  • #79AF16
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79AF16 is a green with RGB values 121, 175, 22 and HSL 81°, 78%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79AF16#79AF16
HEX#79AF16
RGBrgb(121, 175, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6863, 0.0863
RGB percentages47.5%, 68.6%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(81.2, 77.7%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.2, 87.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK30.9%, 0%, 87.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,974,678
CSS custom property--colour: #79AF16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#8650E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19E2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7DA795no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.4Olivedrab · ΔE 20.4Forest green · ΔE 26.3Green · ΔE 27.1Limegreen · ΔE 29.6Olive · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C16AF
Analogous#AF9916, #2DAF16
Triadic#1679AF, #AF1679
Split complementary#162CAF, #9916AF
Tetradic#16AF99, #4C16AF, #AF162C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5F39E
Lighter +30%#C1ED71
Lighter +20%#AEE744
Lighter +10%#98DC1C
Darker −10%#5A8210
Darker −20%#3A540B
Darker −30%#1B2705
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7FC500
Less saturated −25%#72962F

Channel breakdown

R121
G175
B22
Red121 (47.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue81.18°
Saturation (HSL)77.66%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G AF · B 16

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