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Recognised as Colour

#79C300

  • #79C300
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79C300 is a green with RGB values 121, 195, 0 and HSL 83°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79C300#79C300
HEX#79C300
RGBrgb(121, 195, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7647, 0
RGB percentages47.5%, 76.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(82.8, 100%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.8, 100%, 76.5%)
CMYK37.9%, 0%, 100%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,979,776
CSS custom property--colour: #79C300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#863CFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2AD28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7BBAA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.6Limegreen · ΔE 22.2Green yellow · ΔE 23.4Lawn green · ΔE 30Chartreuse · ΔE 31.1Olivedrab · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A00C3
Analogous#C3AC00, #18C300
Triadic#0079C3, #C30079
Split complementary#0018C3, #AB00C3
Tetradic#00C3AB, #4A00C3, #C30018

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5FF90
Lighter +30%#C2FF5D
Lighter +20%#AEFF2A
Lighter +10%#99F600
Darker −10%#599000
Darker −20%#3A5D00
Darker −30%#1A2A00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#79C300
Less saturated −25%#73AB18

Channel breakdown

R121
G195
B0
Red121 (47.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue82.77°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G C3 · B 00

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