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Recognised as Colour

#79D496

  • #79D496
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#79D496 is a green with RGB values 121, 212, 150 and HSL 139°, 51%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#79D496#79D496
HEX#79D496
RGBrgb(121, 212, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8314, 0.5882
RGB percentages47.5%, 83.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(139.1, 51.4%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.1, 42.9%, 83.1%)
CMYK42.9%, 0%, 29.2%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,984,278
CSS custom property--colour: #79D496;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#862B69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4C792no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6BD9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#67D2C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 15Light green · ΔE 17.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.4Aquamarine · ΔE 19.5Pale green · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D479B7
Analogous#8AD479, #79D4C4
Triadic#9679D4, #D49679
Split complementary#C479D4, #D47989
Tetradic#7989D4, #D479B7, #D4C479

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF9F1
Lighter +20%#C6EDD3
Lighter +10%#A0E0B4
Darker −10%#52C878
Darker −20%#38AF5E
Darker −30%#2C8849
Darker −40%#1F6234
More saturated +25%#63EA8E
Less saturated −25%#8FBE9E

Channel breakdown

R121
G212
B150
Red121 (47.5%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue139.12°
Saturation (HSL)51.41%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G D4 · B 96

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