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Recognised as Colour

#79B80D

  • #79B80D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79B80D is a green with RGB values 121, 184, 13 and HSL 82°, 87%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79B80D#79B80D
HEX#79B80D
RGBrgb(121, 184, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7216, 0.051
RGB percentages47.5%, 72.2%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(82.1, 86.8%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.1, 92.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK34.2%, 0%, 92.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,976,973
CSS custom property--colour: #79B80D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#8647F2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A529no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7CB09Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.5Limegreen · ΔE 25.6Olivedrab · ΔE 26.5Forest green · ΔE 29.3Green yellow · ΔE 29.5Green · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C0DB8
Analogous#B8A20D, #24B80D
Triadic#0D79B8, #B80D79
Split complementary#0D23B8, #A20DB8
Tetradic#0DB8A2, #4C0DB8, #B80D23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5F899
Lighter +30%#C1F46A
Lighter +20%#AEF13A
Lighter +10%#98E810
Darker −10%#5A880A
Darker −20%#3A5906
Darker −30%#1B2903
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7CC500
Less saturated −25%#739F26

Channel breakdown

R121
G184
B13
Red121 (47.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue82.11°
Saturation (HSL)86.8%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G B8 · B 0D

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