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#79A124

#79a124 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#79a124 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 63.14% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.64% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 79.2°, with 63.45% saturation and 38.63% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.39.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2968

Complementary

  1. #79a124
  2. #4c24a1

Split complementary

  1. #79a124
  2. #243ba1
  3. #8b24a1

Analogous

  1. #a18b24
  2. #79a124
  3. #3ba124

Triadic

  1. #79a124
  2. #2479a1
  3. #a12479

Tetradic

  1. #79a124
  2. #24a14c
  3. #4c24a1
  4. #a12479

Square

  1. #79a124
  2. #24a18b
  3. #4c24a1
  4. #a1243b

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2408
  2. #4a6216
  3. #79a124
  4. #a4d43e
  5. #c1e27c

Shades

#79a124 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79a124
  2. #6d9120
  3. #61811d
  4. #557119
  5. #496116
  6. #3d5112
  7. #30400e
  8. #24300b
  9. #182007
  10. #0c1004
  11. #000000

Tints

#79a124 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79a124
  2. #86aa3a
  3. #94b450
  4. #a1bd66
  5. #afc77c
  6. #bcd092
  7. #c9d9a7
  8. #d7e3bd
  9. #e4ecd3
  10. #f2f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79a124 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79a124
  2. #7a9e2d
  3. #7a9a36
  4. #7b9740
  5. #7c9449
  6. #7d9152
  7. #7d8d5b
  8. #7e8a64
  9. #7f876e
  10. #7f8377
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a9977 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9602 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49431 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e998a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999a15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95992c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c9c6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79a124 {
  color: #79a124;
}
Background
.bg-79a124 {
  background-color: #79a124;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79a124 {
  border: 2px solid #79a124;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79a124;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 161 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 63% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79a124 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79a124, #3ba124);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79a124 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 161 36 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.39 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.16 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.05 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.89 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.17 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.32 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.39 #865edb Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#79a124  rgb(121, 161, 36)  hsl(79, 63%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#4c24a1  rgb(76, 36, 161)  hsl(259, 63%, 39%)  Rebecca Purple
#2479a1  rgb(36, 121, 161)  hsl(199, 63%, 39%)  Cerulean
#a12479  rgb(161, 36, 121)  hsl(319, 63%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam