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Recognised as Colour

#79CA29

  • #79CA29
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79CA29 is a green with RGB values 121, 202, 41 and HSL 90°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79CA29#79CA29
HEX#79CA29
RGBrgb(121, 202, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7922, 0.1608
RGB percentages47.5%, 79.2%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(90.2, 66.3%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.2, 79.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK40.1%, 0%, 79.7%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,981,609
CSS custom property--colour: #79CA29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#8635D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2BA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B33Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#79C2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.4Limegreen · ΔE 18.7Green yellow · ΔE 24.2Lawn green · ΔE 30.5Forest green · ΔE 31.4Chartreuse · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A29CA
Analogous#C9CA29, #29CA2A
Triadic#2979CA, #CA2979
Split complementary#2929CA, #CA29C9
Tetradic#29C9CA, #7A29CA, #CA2A29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF4CB
Lighter +30%#C6ECA0
Lighter +20%#ACE376
Lighter +10%#93DB4B
Darker −10%#60A020
Darker −20%#467518
Darker −30%#2D4B0F
Darker −40%#132007
More saturated +25%#79E80B
Less saturated −25%#79AC47

Channel breakdown

R121
G202
B41
Red121 (47.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue90.19°
Saturation (HSL)66.26%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G CA · B 29

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