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Recognised as Colour

#79BD99

  • #79BD99
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#79BD99 is a green with RGB values 121, 189, 153 and HSL 148°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#79BD99#79BD99
HEX#79BD99
RGBrgb(121, 189, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7412, 0.6
RGB percentages47.5%, 74.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(148.2, 34%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(148.2, 36%, 74.1%)
CMYK36%, 0%, 19%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,978,393
CSS custom property--colour: #79BD99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#864266

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBB497no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AC9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#6ABCB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 8.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.4Light seagreen · ΔE 20.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 22Turquoise · ΔE 23.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 8.68, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD799D
Analogous#7BBD79, #79BDBB
Triadic#9979BD, #BD9979
Split complementary#BB79BD, #BD797B
Tetradic#797BBD, #BD799D, #BDBB79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0EFE7
Lighter +20%#BDDFCD
Lighter +10%#9BCEB3
Darker −10%#57AC7F
Darker −20%#458B66
Darker −30%#34694D
Darker −40%#234734
More saturated +25%#60D698
Less saturated −25%#92A49A

Channel breakdown

R121
G189
B153
Red121 (47.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue148.24°
Saturation (HSL)34%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G BD · B 99

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