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Recognised as Colour

#79CB48

  • #79CB48
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79CB48 is a green with RGB values 121, 203, 72 and HSL 98°, 56%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79CB48#79CB48
HEX#79CB48
RGBrgb(121, 203, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7961, 0.2824
RGB percentages47.5%, 79.6%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(97.6, 55.7%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.6, 64.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK40.4%, 0%, 64.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,981,896
CSS custom property--colour: #79CB48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#8634B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2BB37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B453no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#76C4B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.6Limegreen · ΔE 20.6Light green · ΔE 22.4Pale green · ΔE 23.7Forest green · ΔE 26.1Olivedrab · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A48CB
Analogous#BACB48, #48CB59
Triadic#4879CB, #CB4879
Split complementary#5848CB, #CB48BB
Tetradic#48BBCB, #9A48CB, #CB5948

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF8E7
Lighter +30%#D0EDBF
Lighter +20%#B3E297
Lighter +10%#96D670
Darker −10%#60AE32
Darker −20%#4A8726
Darker −30%#345F1B
Darker −40%#1F3710
More saturated +25%#72E82B
Less saturated −25%#80AE65

Channel breakdown

R121
G203
B72
Red121 (47.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue97.56°
Saturation (HSL)55.74%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G CB · B 48

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