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Recognised as Colour

#79DC53

  • #79DC53
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#79DC53 is a green with RGB values 121, 220, 83 and HSL 103°, 66%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#79DC53#79DC53
HEX#79DC53
RGBrgb(121, 220, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8627, 0.3255
RGB percentages47.5%, 86.3%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(103.4, 66.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.4, 62.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK45%, 0%, 62.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,986,259
CSS custom property--colour: #79DC53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#8623AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CA43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C25Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Tritanopia#72D5BFno 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 text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 16.1Yellow green · ΔE 18.4Pale green · ΔE 22Light green · ΔE 22.2Spring green · ΔE 27Green yellow · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B653DC
Analogous#BDDC53, #53DC72
Triadic#5379DC, #DC5379
Split complementary#7253DC, #DC53BE
Tetradic#53BEDC, #B653DC, #DC7253

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFD
Lighter +30%#DCF6D2
Lighter +20%#BBEDA8
Lighter +10%#9AE57D
Darker −10%#59D12B
Darker −20%#47A722
Darker −30%#357D19
Darker −40%#235211
More saturated +25%#6DF639
Less saturated −25%#85C26D

Channel breakdown

R121
G220
B83
Red121 (47.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue103.36°
Saturation (HSL)66.18%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G DC · B 53

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