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Recognised as Colour

#79D287

  • #79D287
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#79D287 is a green with RGB values 121, 210, 135 and HSL 129°, 50%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#79D287#79D287
HEX#79D287
RGBrgb(121, 210, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8235, 0.5294
RGB percentages47.5%, 82.4%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(129.4, 49.7%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.4, 42.4%, 82.4%)
CMYK42.4%, 0%, 35.7%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,983,751
CSS custom property--colour: #79D287;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#862D78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4C482no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7BB8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6BCFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.1Pale green · ΔE 17.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.2Aquamarine · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D279C4
Analogous#97D279, #79D2B4
Triadic#8779D2, #D28779
Split complementary#B479D2, #D27997
Tetradic#7997D2, #D279C4, #D2B479

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF8EE
Lighter +20%#C5ECCB
Lighter +10%#9FDFA9
Darker −10%#53C565
Darker −20%#3AAB4B
Darker −30%#2D853B
Darker −40%#205F2A
More saturated +25%#63E878
Less saturated −25%#8FBC96

Channel breakdown

R121
G210
B135
Red121 (47.5%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue129.44°
Saturation (HSL)49.72%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G D2 · B 87

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