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Recognised as Colour

#79C400

  • #79C400
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79C400 is a green with RGB values 121, 196, 0 and HSL 83°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79C400#79C400
HEX#79C400
RGBrgb(121, 196, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7686, 0
RGB percentages47.5%, 76.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(83, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK38.3%, 0%, 100%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,980,032
CSS custom property--colour: #79C400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#863BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3AE28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7BBBA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12Limegreen · ΔE 21.9Green yellow · ΔE 23Lawn green · ΔE 29.4Chartreuse · ΔE 30.5Green · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B00C4
Analogous#C4AD00, #17C400
Triadic#0079C4, #C40079
Split complementary#0017C4, #AD00C4
Tetradic#00C4AD, #4B00C4, #C40017

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5FF91
Lighter +30%#C1FF5E
Lighter +20%#AEFF2B
Lighter +10%#98F700
Darker −10%#5A9100
Darker −20%#3A5E00
Darker −30%#1B2B00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#79C400
Less saturated −25%#73AC18

Channel breakdown

R121
G196
B0
Red121 (47.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue82.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G C4 · B 00

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