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Colour

#79CA38

  • #79CA38
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79CA38 is a green with RGB values 121, 202, 56 and HSL 93°, 58%, 51%. 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

#79CA38#79CA38
HEX#79CA38
RGBrgb(121, 202, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7922, 0.2196
RGB percentages47.5%, 79.2%, 22%
HSLhsl(93.3, 57.9%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.3, 72.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK40.1%, 0%, 72.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,981,624
CSS custom property--colour: #79CA38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#8635C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2BA1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B346no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#78C2AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 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 text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.8Limegreen · ΔE 18.9Green yellow · ΔE 27.6Light green · ΔE 27.6Pale green · ΔE 28.4Forest green · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8938CA
Analogous#C2CA38, #38CA40
Triadic#3879CA, #CA3879
Split complementary#4038CA, #CA38C2
Tetradic#38C2CA, #8938CA, #CA4038

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F5D9
Lighter +30%#CAEAB1
Lighter +20%#AFDF89
Lighter +10%#94D560
Darker −10%#61A32C
Darker −20%#497B21
Darker −30%#315316
Darker −40%#192B0B
More saturated +25%#76E919
Less saturated −25%#7CAB58

Channel breakdown

R121
G202
B56
Red121 (47.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue93.29°
Saturation (HSL)57.94%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G CA · B 38

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