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Colour

#79D900

  • #79D900
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#79D900 is a green with RGB values 121, 217, 0 and HSL 87°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#79D900#79D900
HEX#79D900
RGBrgb(121, 217, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.851, 0
RGB percentages47.5%, 85.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(86.5, 100%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.5, 100%, 85.1%)
CMYK44.2%, 0%, 100%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,985,408
CSS custom property--colour: #79D900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#8626FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5BF2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#78D0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 15.1Lawn green · ΔE 17.9Chartreuse · ΔE 19.1Limegreen · ΔE 19.6Yellow green · ΔE 20.7Lime · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6000D9
Analogous#D9CC00, #0DD900
Triadic#0079D9, #D90079
Split complementary#000DD9, #CC00D9
Tetradic#00D9CC, #6000D9, #D9000D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8FFA6
Lighter +30%#C1FF73
Lighter +20%#ABFF40
Lighter +10%#94FF0D
Darker −10%#5DA600
Darker −20%#407300
Darker −30%#244000
Darker −40%#070D00
More saturated +25%#79D900
Less saturated −25%#76BE1B

Channel breakdown

R121
G217
B0
Red121 (47.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue86.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G D9 · B 00

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