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Recognised as Colour

#79D787

  • #79D787
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#79D787 is a green with RGB values 121, 215, 135 and HSL 129°, 54%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#79D787#79D787
HEX#79D787
RGBrgb(121, 215, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8431, 0.5294
RGB percentages47.5%, 84.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(128.9, 54%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(128.9, 43.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK43.7%, 0%, 37.2%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,985,031
CSS custom property--colour: #79D787;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#862878

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9C882no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBBF8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6AD3C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 10Pale green · ΔE 14.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.7Aquamarine · ΔE 25.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D779C9
Analogous#9AD779, #79D7B6
Triadic#8779D7, #D78779
Split complementary#B679D7, #D7799A
Tetradic#799AD7, #D779C9, #D7B679

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFFAF1
Lighter +20%#C8EECD
Lighter +10%#A0E3AA
Darker −10%#52CB64
Darker −20%#36B449
Darker −30%#2A8D39
Darker −40%#1E6629
More saturated +25%#63ED78
Less saturated −25%#8FC196

Channel breakdown

R121
G215
B135
Red121 (47.5%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue128.94°
Saturation (HSL)54.02%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G D7 · B 87

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