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Recognised as Colour

#79C017

  • #79C017
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79C017 is a green with RGB values 121, 192, 23 and HSL 85°, 79%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79C017#79C017
HEX#79C017
RGBrgb(121, 192, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7529, 0.0902
RGB percentages47.5%, 75.3%, 9%
HSLhsl(85.2, 78.6%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.2, 88%, 75.3%)
CMYK37%, 0%, 88%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,979,031
CSS custom property--colour: #79C017;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#863FE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAB2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7BB8A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.7Limegreen · ΔE 22.4Green yellow · ΔE 26.4Olivedrab · ΔE 29.8Forest green · ΔE 30.6Green · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E17C0
Analogous#C0B317, #25C017
Triadic#1779C0, #C01779
Split complementary#1725C0, #B317C0
Tetradic#17C0B2, #5E17C0, #C01724

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7F5AE
Lighter +30%#C1F080
Lighter +20%#ABEA53
Lighter +10%#94E525
Darker −10%#5C9212
Darker −20%#40650C
Darker −30%#233707
Darker −40%#060A01
More saturated +25%#7DD700
Less saturated −25%#75A532

Channel breakdown

R121
G192
B23
Red121 (47.5%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue85.21°
Saturation (HSL)78.6%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G C0 · B 17

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