Recognised as Colour
#79BA91
- #79BA91
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#79BA91 is a green with RGB values 121, 186, 145 and HSL 142°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#79BA91#79BA91
HEX#79BA91
RGBrgb(121, 186, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7294, 0.5686
RGB percentages47.5%, 72.9%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(142.2, 32%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.2, 34.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK34.9%, 0%, 22%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,977,617
CSS custom property--colour: #79BA91;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#86456E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BA79A2
Analogous#81BA79, #79BAB2
Triadic#9179BA, #BA9179
Split complementary#B279BA, #BA7981
Tetradic#7981BA, #BA79A2, #BAB279
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G186
B145
Red121 (47.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue142.15°
Saturation (HSL)32.02%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G BA · B 91
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