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Colour

#79C379

  • #79C379
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#79C379 is a green with RGB values 121, 195, 121 and HSL 120°, 38%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#79C379#79C379
HEX#79C379
RGBrgb(121, 195, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7647, 0.4745
RGB percentages47.5%, 76.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(120, 38.1%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 37.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK37.9%, 0%, 37.9%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,979,897
CSS custom property--colour: #79C379;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#863C86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6B674no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBAF7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#71BFB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.8Light green · ΔE 17.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22Pale green · ΔE 22.5Sea green · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C379C3
Analogous#9EC379, #79C39E
Triadic#7979C3, #C37979
Split complementary#9E79C3, #C3799E
Tetradic#799EC3, #C379C3, #C39E79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F2E3
Lighter +20%#BFE3BF
Lighter +10%#9CD39C
Darker −10%#56B356
Darker −20%#429442
Darker −30%#327132
Darker −40%#234D23
More saturated +25%#61DB61
Less saturated −25%#91AB91

Channel breakdown

R121
G195
B121
Red121 (47.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)38.14%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G C3 · B 79

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