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#79A705

#79a705 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#79a705 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, 65.49% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.01% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 77.04°, with 94.19% saturation and 33.73% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3171

Complementary

  1. #79a705
  2. #3305a7

Split complementary

  1. #79a705
  2. #0528a7
  3. #8405a7

Analogous

  1. #a78405
  2. #79a705
  3. #28a705

Triadic

  1. #79a705
  2. #0579a7
  3. #a70579

Tetradic

  1. #79a705
  2. #05a733
  3. #3305a7
  4. #a70579

Square

  1. #79a705
  2. #05a784
  3. #3305a7
  4. #a70528

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1401
  2. #435d03
  3. #79a705
  4. #aff107
  5. #c8fa4b

Shades

#79a705 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79a705
  2. #6d9605
  3. #618604
  4. #557504
  5. #496403
  6. #3d5403
  7. #304302
  8. #243202
  9. #182101
  10. #0c1101
  11. #000000

Tints

#79a705 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79a705
  2. #86b01e
  3. #94b937
  4. #a1c150
  5. #afca69
  6. #bcd382
  7. #c9dc9b
  8. #d7e5b4
  9. #e4edcd
  10. #f2f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79a705 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79a705
  2. #7aa311
  3. #7a9f1e
  4. #7b9b2a
  5. #7c9736
  6. #7d9443
  7. #7d904f
  8. #7e8c5b
  9. #7f8867
  10. #7f8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d9f79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9822 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e9f8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9da000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999e1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ca270 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79a705 {
  color: #79a705;
}
Background
.bg-79a705 {
  background-color: #79a705;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79a705 {
  border: 2px solid #79a705;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79a705;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 167 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 94% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79a705 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79a705, #28a705);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79a705 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 167 5 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.04 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.60 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.76 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.46 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.23 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.78 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.08 #8658fa Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#79a705  rgb(121, 167, 5)  hsl(77, 94%, 34%)  Apple Green
#3305a7  rgb(51, 5, 167)  hsl(257, 94%, 34%)  Zaffre
#0579a7  rgb(5, 121, 167)  hsl(197, 94%, 34%)  Cerulean
#a70579  rgb(167, 5, 121)  hsl(317, 94%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam