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Recognised as Colour

#79B388

  • #79B388
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#79B388 is a green with RGB values 121, 179, 136 and HSL 136°, 28%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#79B388#79B388
HEX#79B388
RGBrgb(121, 179, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.702, 0.5333
RGB percentages47.5%, 70.2%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(135.5, 27.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.5, 32.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK32.4%, 0%, 24%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,975,816
CSS custom property--colour: #79B388;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#864C77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3AA86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA38Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#70B1A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 6.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15Sea green · ΔE 20.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 22Light seagreen · ΔE 24.5Cadetblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B379A4
Analogous#87B379, #79B3A5
Triadic#8879B3, #B38879
Split complementary#A579B3, #B37987
Tetradic#7987B3, #B379A4, #B3A579

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFC
Lighter +30%#DBEADF
Lighter +20%#BAD8C2
Lighter +10%#9AC5A5
Darker −10%#5A9F6C
Darker −20%#487E56
Darker −30%#355E40
Darker −40%#233D2A
More saturated +25%#5FCD7B
Less saturated −25%#939995

Channel breakdown

R121
G179
B136
Red121 (47.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue135.52°
Saturation (HSL)27.62%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G B3 · B 88

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