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Colour

#79BC0B

  • #79BC0B
  • Green
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  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79BC0B is a green with RGB values 121, 188, 11 and HSL 83°, 89%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79BC0B#79BC0B
HEX#79BC0B
RGBrgb(121, 188, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7373, 0.0431
RGB percentages47.5%, 73.7%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(82.7, 88.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.7, 94.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK35.6%, 0%, 94.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,977,995
CSS custom property--colour: #79BC0B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#8643F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5AD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCA829no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7CB3A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.6Limegreen · ΔE 24.1Green yellow · ΔE 27.4Olivedrab · ΔE 28.9Forest green · ΔE 30.6Green · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E0BBC
Analogous#BCA70B, #20BC0B
Triadic#0B79BC, #BC0B79
Split complementary#0B20BC, #A70BBC
Tetradic#0BBCA7, #4E0BBC, #BC0B20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5F99A
Lighter +30%#C1F66A
Lighter +20%#ADF33A
Lighter +10%#98EC0E
Darker −10%#5A8C08
Darker −20%#3B5C05
Darker −30%#1C2B03
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7CC700
Less saturated −25%#73A324

Channel breakdown

R121
G188
B11
Red121 (47.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue82.71°
Saturation (HSL)88.94%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G BC · B 0B

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