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Recognised as Colour

#79D08B

  • #79D08B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#79D08B is a green with RGB values 121, 208, 139 and HSL 132°, 48%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#79D08B#79D08B
HEX#79D08B
RGBrgb(121, 208, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8157, 0.5451
RGB percentages47.5%, 81.6%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(132.4, 48.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.4, 41.8%, 81.6%)
CMYK41.8%, 0%, 33.2%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,983,243
CSS custom property--colour: #79D08B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#862F74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1C387no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4BA8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6ACDBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.7Light green · ΔE 15.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.5Pale green · ΔE 20.1Aquamarine · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D079BE
Analogous#93D079, #79D0B6
Triadic#8B79D0, #D08B79
Split complementary#B679D0, #D07993
Tetradic#7993D0, #D079BE, #D0B679

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF8ED
Lighter +20%#C5EACC
Lighter +10%#9FDDAC
Darker −10%#53C36A
Darker −20%#3BA852
Darker −30%#2E823F
Darker −40%#205D2D
More saturated +25%#62E77E
Less saturated −25%#90B998

Channel breakdown

R121
G208
B139
Red121 (47.5%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue132.41°
Saturation (HSL)48.07%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G D0 · B 8B

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