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Recognised as Colour

#79FF12

  • #79FF12
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#79FF12 is a green with RGB values 121, 255, 18 and HSL 94°, 100%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#79FF12#79FF12
HEX#79FF12
RGBrgb(121, 255, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 1, 0.0706
RGB percentages47.5%, 100%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(93.9, 100%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.9, 92.9%, 100%)
CMYK52.5%, 0%, 92.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,995,154
CSS custom property--colour: #79FF12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.13:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#8600ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7DD3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Tritanopia#70F5D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 2Chartreuse · ΔE 2.2Lime · ΔE 16.8Green yellow · ΔE 17.3Limegreen · ΔE 28.5Spring green · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 2.01, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9812FF
Analogous#EFFF12, #12FF22
Triadic#1279FF, #FF1279
Split complementary#2212FF, #FF12EF
Tetradic#12EFFF, #9812FF, #FF2212

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECFFDE
Lighter +30%#D0FFAB
Lighter +20%#B3FF78
Lighter +10%#96FF45
Darker −10%#60DE00
Darker −20%#4AAB00
Darker −30%#347800
Darker −40%#1E4500
More saturated +25%#79FF12
Less saturated −25%#7DE130

Channel breakdown

R121
G255
B18
Red121 (47.5%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue93.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G FF · B 12

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