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#79A188

#79a188 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#79a188 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 63.14% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.53% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 142.5°, with 17.54% saturation and 55.29% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 9.23.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.3133

Complementary

  1. #79a188
  2. #a17992

Split complementary

  1. #79a188
  2. #9c79a1
  3. #a1797e

Analogous

  1. #7ea179
  2. #79a188
  3. #79a19c

Triadic

  1. #79a188
  2. #8879a1
  3. #a18879

Tetradic

  1. #79a188
  2. #7992a1
  3. #a17992
  4. #a18879

Square

  1. #79a188
  2. #797ea1
  3. #a17992
  4. #a19c79

Monochromatic

  1. #354c3e
  2. #557962
  3. #79a188
  4. #a6c1b0
  5. #d3e0d8

Shades

#79a188 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79a188
  2. #6d917a
  3. #61816d
  4. #55715f
  5. #496152
  6. #3d5144
  7. #304036
  8. #243029
  9. #18201b
  10. #0c100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#79a188 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79a188
  2. #86aa94
  3. #94b4a0
  4. #a1bdac
  5. #afc7b8
  6. #bcd0c4
  7. #c9d9cf
  8. #d7e3db
  9. #e4ece7
  10. #f2f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79a188 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79a188
  2. #7a9e87
  3. #7a9a86
  4. #7b9786
  5. #7c9485
  6. #7d9184
  7. #7d8d83
  8. #7e8a82
  9. #7f8782
  10. #7f8381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d9c92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a09b87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9689 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72a09a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #929d87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e9b89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75a193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79a188 {
  color: #79a188;
}
Background
.bg-79a188 {
  background-color: #79a188;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79a188 {
  border: 2px solid #79a188;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79a188;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 161 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 18% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79a188 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79a188, #79a19c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79a188 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 161 136 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.23 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.35 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.48 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.57 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.62 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.71 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.92 #865e77 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#79a188  rgb(121, 161, 136)  hsl(143, 18%, 55%)  Dark Sea Green
#a17992  rgb(161, 121, 146)  hsl(323, 18%, 55%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8879a1  rgb(136, 121, 161)  hsl(263, 18%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#a18879  rgb(161, 136, 121)  hsl(23, 18%, 55%)  Beaver