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Recognised as Colour

#79B795

  • #79B795
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#79B795 is a green with RGB values 121, 183, 149 and HSL 147°, 30%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#79B795#79B795
HEX#79B795
RGBrgb(121, 183, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7176, 0.5843
RGB percentages47.5%, 71.8%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(147.1, 30.1%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147.1, 33.9%, 71.8%)
CMYK33.9%, 0%, 18.6%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,976,853
CSS custom property--colour: #79B795;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#86486A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6AE93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6CB6ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 8.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.9Light seagreen · ΔE 20.5Cadetblue · ΔE 21.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 23Sea green · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7799B
Analogous#7CB779, #79B7B4
Triadic#9579B7, #B79579
Split complementary#B479B7, #B7797C
Tetradic#797CB7, #B7799B, #B7B479

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DDECE4
Lighter +20%#BBDBC9
Lighter +10%#9AC9AF
Darker −10%#58A57B
Darker −20%#478362
Darker −30%#356249
Darker −40%#234131
More saturated +25%#5FD193
Less saturated −25%#939D97

Channel breakdown

R121
G183
B149
Red121 (47.5%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue147.1°
Saturation (HSL)30.1%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G B7 · B 95

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