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Recognised as Colour

#79CD44

  • #79CD44
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79CD44 is a green with RGB values 121, 205, 68 and HSL 97°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79CD44#79CD44
HEX#79CD44
RGBrgb(121, 205, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8039, 0.2667
RGB percentages47.5%, 80.4%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(96.8, 57.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.8, 66.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK41%, 0%, 66.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,982,404
CSS custom property--colour: #79CD44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.63:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#8632BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4BD31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9B650no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#77C6B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.8Limegreen · ΔE 19Light green · ΔE 24.1Pale green · ΔE 25Forest green · ΔE 27.5Green yellow · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9844CD
Analogous#BECD44, #44CD54
Triadic#4479CD, #CD4479
Split complementary#5344CD, #CD44BE
Tetradic#44BECD, #9844CD, #CD5444

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF8E5
Lighter +30%#D0EDBD
Lighter +20%#B3E394
Lighter +10%#96D86C
Darker −10%#60AF2F
Darker −20%#4A8724
Darker −30%#345F19
Darker −40%#1E360F
More saturated +25%#72EB26
Less saturated −25%#80AF62

Channel breakdown

R121
G205
B68
Red121 (47.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue96.79°
Saturation (HSL)57.81%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G CD · B 44

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