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Recognised as Colour

#79CD8B

  • #79CD8B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#79CD8B is a green with RGB values 121, 205, 139 and HSL 133°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#79CD8B#79CD8B
HEX#79CD8B
RGBrgb(121, 205, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8039, 0.5451
RGB percentages47.5%, 80.4%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(132.9, 45.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.9, 41%, 80.4%)
CMYK41%, 0%, 32.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,982,475
CSS custom property--colour: #79CD8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#863274

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEC087no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2B78Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6BCABCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.8Light green · ΔE 17.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.6Pale green · ΔE 21.9Aquamarine · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD79BB
Analogous#91CD79, #79CDB5
Triadic#8B79CD, #CD8B79
Split complementary#B579CD, #CD7991
Tetradic#7991CD, #CD79BB, #CDB579

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F7EB
Lighter +20%#C3E9CB
Lighter +10%#9EDBAB
Darker −10%#54BF6B
Darker −20%#3DA353
Darker −30%#2F7E40
Darker −40%#21592D
More saturated +25%#62E47E
Less saturated −25%#90B698

Channel breakdown

R121
G205
B139
Red121 (47.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue132.86°
Saturation (HSL)45.65%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G CD · B 8B

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