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Recognised as Colour

#79DD9F

  • #79DD9F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#79DD9F is a green with RGB values 121, 221, 159 and HSL 143°, 60%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#79DD9F#79DD9F
HEX#79DD9F
RGBrgb(121, 221, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8667, 0.6235
RGB percentages47.5%, 86.7%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(142.8, 59.5%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.8, 45.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK45.2%, 0%, 28.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,986,591
CSS custom property--colour: #79DD9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.66:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#862260

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCCF9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDC5A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#62DBCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15Aquamarine · ΔE 16.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.7Light green · ΔE 16.8Pale green · ΔE 20.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD79B7
Analogous#85DD79, #79DDD1
Triadic#9F79DD, #DD9F79
Split complementary#D179DD, #DD7985
Tetradic#7985DD, #DD79B7, #DDD179

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3FCF6
Lighter +20%#CAF2D9
Lighter +10%#A2E7BC
Darker −10%#50D382
Darker −20%#31BF67
Darker −30%#269751
Darker −40%#1C6E3B
More saturated +25%#64F29A
Less saturated −25%#8EC8A4

Channel breakdown

R121
G221
B159
Red121 (47.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue142.8°
Saturation (HSL)59.52%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G DD · B 9F

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