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Recognised as Colour

#79FAAA

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

#79FAAA is a green with RGB values 121, 250, 170 and HSL 143°, 93%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#79FAAA#79FAAA
HEX#79FAAA
RGBrgb(121, 250, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.9804, 0.6667
RGB percentages47.5%, 98%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(142.8, 92.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.8, 51.6%, 98%)
CMYK51.6%, 0%, 32%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,994,026
CSS custom property--colour: #79FAAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.07:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#860555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAE9A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7DCAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Tritanopia#57F7E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 11.9Pale green · ΔE 11.9Medium spring green · ΔE 18.3Aquamarine · ΔE 19.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 25Medium aquamarine · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA79C9
Analogous#88FA79, #79FAEB
Triadic#AA79FA, #FAAA79
Split complementary#EB79FA, #FA7988
Tetradic#7988FA, #FA79C9, #FAEB79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBFEE8
Lighter +10%#AAFCC9
Darker −10%#48F88B
Darker −20%#17F66C
Darker −30%#08D255
Darker −40%#06A141
More saturated +25%#74FFA9
Less saturated −25%#8AE9AE

Channel breakdown

R121
G250
B170
Red121 (47.5%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue142.79°
Saturation (HSL)92.81%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G FA · B AA

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