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Recognised as Colour

#79E8A8

  • #79E8A8
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#79E8A8 is a green with RGB values 121, 232, 168 and HSL 145°, 71%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#79E8A8#79E8A8
HEX#79E8A8
RGBrgb(121, 232, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.9098, 0.6588
RGB percentages47.5%, 91%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(145.4, 70.7%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.4, 47.8%, 91%)
CMYK47.8%, 0%, 27.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,989,416
CSS custom property--colour: #79E8A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.92:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#861757

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7D9A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6CEACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5CE6D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 14.1Light green · ΔE 15.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.5Pale green · ΔE 18.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E879B9
Analogous#82E879, #79E8E0
Triadic#A879E8, #E8A879
Split complementary#E079E8, #E87981
Tetradic#7982E8, #E879B9, #E8E079

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEFD
Lighter +20%#D0F7E1
Lighter +10%#A5EFC4
Darker −10%#4DE18C
Darker −20%#25D670
Darker −30%#1DAB59
Darker −40%#167F42
More saturated +25%#65FCA5
Less saturated −25%#8DD4AB

Channel breakdown

R121
G232
B168
Red121 (47.5%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue145.41°
Saturation (HSL)70.7%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G E8 · B A8

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