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Recognised as Colour

#79B97B

  • #79B97B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#79B97B is a green with RGB values 121, 185, 123 and HSL 122°, 31%, 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

#79B97B#79B97B
HEX#79B97B
RGBrgb(121, 185, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7255, 0.4824
RGB percentages47.5%, 72.5%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(121.9, 31.4%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(121.9, 34.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK34.6%, 0%, 33.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,977,339
CSS custom property--colour: #79B97B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#864684

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBAE77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2A87Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#72B6A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.7Sea green · ΔE 19.9Light green · ΔE 24.5Dark khaki · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B979B7
Analogous#97B979, #79B99B
Triadic#7B79B9, #B97B79
Split complementary#9B79B9, #B97997
Tetradic#7997B9, #B979B7, #B99B79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEEDE
Lighter +20%#BCDCBD
Lighter +10%#9BCB9C
Darker −10%#58A85A
Darker −20%#468648
Darker −30%#356536
Darker −40%#234324
More saturated +25%#60D363
Less saturated −25%#93A093

Channel breakdown

R121
G185
B123
Red121 (47.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue121.88°
Saturation (HSL)31.37%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G B9 · B 7B

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