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Colour

#79BB8E

  • #79BB8E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#79BB8E is a green with RGB values 121, 187, 142 and HSL 139°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#79BB8E#79BB8E
HEX#79BB8E
RGBrgb(121, 187, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7333, 0.5569
RGB percentages47.5%, 73.3%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(139.1, 32.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.1, 35.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK35.3%, 0%, 24.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,977,870
CSS custom property--colour: #79BB8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#864471

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBB18Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AA91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6DB9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 7.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 20Sea green · ΔE 21.4Light seagreen · ΔE 24.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB79A6
Analogous#85BB79, #79BBAF
Triadic#8E79BB, #BB8E79
Split complementary#AF79BB, #BB7985
Tetradic#7985BB, #BB79A6, #BBAF79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEFE4
Lighter +20%#BDDDC7
Lighter +10%#9BCCAB
Darker −10%#57AA71
Darker −20%#45895B
Darker −30%#346744
Darker −40%#23452E
More saturated +25%#60D485
Less saturated −25%#92A297

Channel breakdown

R121
G187
B142
Red121 (47.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue139.09°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G BB · B 8E

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