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Colour

#79C200

  • #79C200
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79C200 is a green with RGB values 121, 194, 0 and HSL 83°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79C200#79C200
HEX#79C200
RGBrgb(121, 194, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7608, 0
RGB percentages47.5%, 76.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(82.6, 100%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.6, 100%, 76.1%)
CMYK37.6%, 0%, 100%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,979,520
CSS custom property--colour: #79C200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#863DFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AD28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#7BB9A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.4Limegreen · ΔE 22.4Green yellow · ΔE 23.9Lawn green · ΔE 30.6Chartreuse · ΔE 31.7Olivedrab · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4900C2
Analogous#C2AA00, #18C200
Triadic#0079C2, #C20079
Split complementary#0018C2, #AA00C2
Tetradic#00C2AA, #4900C2, #C20018

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5FF8F
Lighter +30%#C2FF5C
Lighter +20%#AEFF29
Lighter +10%#99F500
Darker −10%#598F00
Darker −20%#395C00
Darker −30%#1A2900
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#79C200
Less saturated −25%#73AA18

Channel breakdown

R121
G194
B0
Red121 (47.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue82.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G C2 · B 00

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