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Recognised as Colour

#79D279

  • #79D279
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#79D279 is a green with RGB values 121, 210, 121 and HSL 120°, 50%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#79D279#79D279
HEX#79D279
RGBrgb(121, 210, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8235, 0.4745
RGB percentages47.5%, 82.4%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(120, 49.7%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 42.4%, 82.4%)
CMYK42.4%, 0%, 42.4%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,983,737
CSS custom property--colour: #79D279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.31:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#862D86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5C372no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9BB7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#6ECDBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.8Pale green · ΔE 14.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 27.9Medium spring green · ΔE 28.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D279D2
Analogous#A5D279, #79D2A5
Triadic#7979D2, #D27979
Split complementary#A579D2, #D279A5
Tetradic#79A5D2, #D279D2, #D2A579

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF8EC
Lighter +20%#C5ECC5
Lighter +10%#9FDF9F
Darker −10%#53C553
Darker −20%#3AAB3A
Darker −30%#2D852D
Darker −40%#205F20
More saturated +25%#63E863
Less saturated −25%#8FBC8F

Channel breakdown

R121
G210
B121
Red121 (47.5%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)49.72%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G D2 · B 79

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