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Recognised as Colour

#79D44C

  • #79D44C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#79D44C is a green with RGB values 121, 212, 76 and HSL 100°, 61%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79D44C#79D44C
HEX#79D44C
RGBrgb(121, 212, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8314, 0.298
RGB percentages47.5%, 83.1%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(100.1, 61.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.1, 64.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK42.9%, 0%, 64.2%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,984,204
CSS custom property--colour: #79D44C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#862BB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC33Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEBB57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Tritanopia#75CDB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 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 text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16Limegreen · ΔE 17.5Light green · ΔE 22.6Pale green · ΔE 23.1Green yellow · ΔE 29Forest green · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A74CD4
Analogous#BDD44C, #4CD463
Triadic#4C79D4, #D44C79
Split complementary#634CD4, #D44CBD
Tetradic#4CBDD4, #A74CD4, #D4634C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FCF0
Lighter +30%#D5F2C7
Lighter +20%#B7E89E
Lighter +10%#98DE75
Darker −10%#5EBF2E
Darker −20%#4A9624
Darker −30%#366D1A
Darker −40%#214410
More saturated +25%#70F030
Less saturated −25%#82B868

Channel breakdown

R121
G212
B76
Red121 (47.5%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue100.15°
Saturation (HSL)61.26%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G D4 · B 4C

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