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Recognised as Colour

#79B35E

  • #79B35E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#79B35E is a green with RGB values 121, 179, 94 and HSL 101°, 36%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#79B35E#79B35E
HEX#79B35E
RGBrgb(121, 179, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.702, 0.3686
RGB percentages47.5%, 70.2%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(100.9, 35.9%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.9, 47.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK32.4%, 0%, 47.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,975,774
CSS custom property--colour: #79B35E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#864CA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A757no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A263no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#77AE9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 18.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 19Light green · ΔE 22.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.6Forest green · ΔE 23.7Sea green · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#985EB3
Analogous#A3B35E, #5EB36D
Triadic#5E79B3, #B35E79
Split complementary#6E5EB3, #B35EA3
Tetradic#5EA3B3, #985EB3, #B36E5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF4E9
Lighter +30%#D0E4C6
Lighter +20%#B3D4A3
Lighter +10%#96C381
Darker −10%#609747
Darker −20%#4A7437
Darker −30%#345226
Darker −40%#1E2F16
More saturated +25%#6ED140
Less saturated −25%#84957C

Channel breakdown

R121
G179
B94
Red121 (47.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue100.94°
Saturation (HSL)35.86%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G B3 · B 5E

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