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Recognised as Colour

#79E39B

  • #79E39B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#79E39B is a green with RGB values 121, 227, 155 and HSL 139°, 65%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#79E39B#79E39B
HEX#79E39B
RGBrgb(121, 227, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8902, 0.6078
RGB percentages47.5%, 89%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(139.2, 65.4%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.2, 46.7%, 89%)
CMYK46.7%, 0%, 31.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,988,123
CSS custom property--colour: #79E39B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.27:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#861C64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3D496no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4C99Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#62E0D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 11.7Pale green · ΔE 15.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.5Aquamarine · ΔE 18.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.5Medium spring green · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E379C1
Analogous#8CE379, #79E3D0
Triadic#9B79E3, #E39B79
Split complementary#D079E3, #E3798C
Tetradic#798CE3, #E379C1, #E3D079

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FDF9
Lighter +20%#CDF5DA
Lighter +10%#A3ECBA
Darker −10%#4FDA7C
Darker −20%#2BCB5E
Darker −30%#22A14B
Darker −40%#197737
More saturated +25%#65F794
Less saturated −25%#8DCFA2

Channel breakdown

R121
G227
B155
Red121 (47.5%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue139.25°
Saturation (HSL)65.43%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G E3 · B 9B

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