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Recognised as Colour

#79BF57

  • #79BF57
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#79BF57 is a green with RGB values 121, 191, 87 and HSL 100°, 45%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#79BF57#79BF57
HEX#79BF57
RGBrgb(121, 191, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.749, 0.3412
RGB percentages47.5%, 74.9%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(100.4, 44.8%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.4, 54.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK36.6%, 0%, 54.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,978,839
CSS custom property--colour: #79BF57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#8640A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5B14Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBAB5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#77B9A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.5Olivedrab · ΔE 21.1Forest green · ΔE 22.1Pale green · ΔE 22.2Yellow green · ΔE 22.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D57BF
Analogous#ADBF57, #57BF69
Triadic#5779BF, #BF5779
Split complementary#6957BF, #BF57AD
Tetradic#57ADBF, #9D57BF, #BF6957

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF7EB
Lighter +30%#D1E9C6
Lighter +20%#B4DBA1
Lighter +10%#96CD7C
Darker −10%#60A43F
Darker −20%#4A7F31
Darker −30%#355B22
Darker −40%#1F3614
More saturated +25%#6FDC3A
Less saturated −25%#83A274

Channel breakdown

R121
G191
B87
Red121 (47.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue100.38°
Saturation (HSL)44.83%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G BF · B 57

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