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Colour

#79BE57

  • #79BE57
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#79BE57 is a green with RGB values 121, 190, 87 and HSL 100°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#79BE57#79BE57
HEX#79BE57
RGBrgb(121, 190, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7451, 0.3412
RGB percentages47.5%, 74.5%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(100.2, 44.2%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.2, 54.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK36.3%, 0%, 54.2%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,978,583
CSS custom property--colour: #79BE57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#8641A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4B04Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAAA5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#77B8A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.7Olivedrab · ΔE 20.7Forest green · ΔE 22Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.5Pale green · ΔE 22.5Yellow green · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C57BE
Analogous#ADBE57, #57BE68
Triadic#5779BE, #BE5779
Split complementary#6857BE, #BE57AD
Tetradic#57ADBE, #9C57BE, #BE6857

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF7EA
Lighter +30%#D1E9C5
Lighter +20%#B4DAA1
Lighter +10%#96CC7C
Darker −10%#60A33F
Darker −20%#4A7E31
Darker −30%#355923
Darker −40%#1F3514
More saturated +25%#6FDB3A
Less saturated −25%#83A174

Channel breakdown

R121
G190
B87
Red121 (47.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue100.19°
Saturation (HSL)44.21%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G BE · B 57

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