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Recognised as Colour

#79BE7A

  • #79BE7A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#79BE7A is a green with RGB values 121, 190, 122 and HSL 121°, 35%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#79BE7A#79BE7A
HEX#79BE7A
RGBrgb(121, 190, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7451, 0.4784
RGB percentages47.5%, 74.5%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(120.9, 34.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120.9, 36.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK36.3%, 0%, 35.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,978,618
CSS custom property--colour: #79BE7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#864185

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C1B275no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AB7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#71BAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BE79BD
Analogous#9BBE79, #79BE9D
Triadic#7A79BE, #BE7A79
Split complementary#9C79BE, #BE799B
Tetradic#799BBE, #BE79BD, #BE9D79

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0F0E0
Lighter +20%#BEDFBE
Lighter +10%#9BCF9C
Darker −10%#57AD58
Darker −20%#448D45
Darker −30%#346A34
Darker −40%#234823
More saturated +25%#60D762
Less saturated −25%#92A592

Channel breakdown

R121
G190
B122
Red121 (47.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue120.87°
Saturation (HSL)34.67%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G BE · B 7A

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