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#79A102

#79a102 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#79a102 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 63.14% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.76% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 75.09°, with 97.55% saturation and 31.96% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.44.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2956

Complementary

  1. #79a102
  2. #2a02a1

Split complementary

  1. #79a102
  2. #022aa1
  3. #7902a1

Analogous

  1. #a17902
  2. #79a102
  3. #2aa102

Triadic

  1. #79a102
  2. #0279a1
  3. #a10279

Tetradic

  1. #79a102
  2. #02a12a
  3. #2a02a1
  4. #a10279

Square

  1. #79a102
  2. #02a179
  3. #2a02a1
  4. #a1022a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1400
  2. #405501
  3. #79a102
  4. #b2ed03
  5. #cdfd3f

Shades

#79a102 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79a102
  2. #6d9102
  3. #618102
  4. #557101
  5. #496101
  6. #3d5101
  7. #304001
  8. #243001
  9. #182000
  10. #0c1000
  11. #000000

Tints

#79a102 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79a102
  2. #86aa1b
  3. #94b435
  4. #a1bd4e
  5. #afc767
  6. #bcd081
  7. #c9d99a
  8. #d7e3b3
  9. #e4eccc
  10. #f2f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79a102 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79a102
  2. #7a9e0f
  3. #7a9a1b
  4. #7b9728
  5. #7c9434
  6. #7d9141
  7. #7d8d4e
  8. #7e8a5a
  9. #7f8767
  10. #7f8373
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a9975 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5931f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f9988 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959917 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d9c6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79a102 {
  color: #79a102;
}
Background
.bg-79a102 {
  background-color: #79a102;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79a102 {
  border: 2px solid #79a102;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79a102;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 161 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 98% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79a102 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79a102, #2aa102);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79a102 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 161 2 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.44 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.11 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.34 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.60 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.62 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.01 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 12.12 #865efd Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#79a102  rgb(121, 161, 2)  hsl(75, 98%, 32%)  Apple Green
#2a02a1  rgb(42, 2, 161)  hsl(255, 98%, 32%)  Zaffre
#0279a1  rgb(2, 121, 161)  hsl(195, 98%, 32%)  Cerulean
#a10279  rgb(161, 2, 121)  hsl(315, 98%, 32%)  Mardi Gras