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Colour

#79B68C

  • #79B68C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#79B68C is a green with RGB values 121, 182, 140 and HSL 139°, 29%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#79B68C#79B68C
HEX#79B68C
RGBrgb(121, 182, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7137, 0.549
RGB percentages47.5%, 71.4%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(138.7, 29.5%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.7, 33.5%, 71.4%)
CMYK33.5%, 0%, 23.1%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,976,588
CSS custom property--colour: #79B68C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#864973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6AD8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA68Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6EB4AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 6.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.6Sea green · ΔE 21.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.9Light seagreen · ΔE 23.6Cadetblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B679A3
Analogous#84B679, #79B6AB
Triadic#8C79B6, #B68C79
Split complementary#AB79B6, #B67984
Tetradic#7984B6, #B679A3, #B6AB79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFD
Lighter +30%#DCECE1
Lighter +20%#BBDAC5
Lighter +10%#9AC8A8
Darker −10%#59A370
Darker −20%#478259
Darker −30%#356143
Darker −40%#23402C
More saturated +25%#5FD082
Less saturated −25%#939C96

Channel breakdown

R121
G182
B140
Red121 (47.5%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue138.69°
Saturation (HSL)29.47%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G B6 · B 8C

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