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#79AE87

#79ae87 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#79ae87 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 68.24% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.41% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 135.85°, with 24.65% saturation and 57.84% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.3609

Complementary

  1. #79ae87
  2. #ae79a0

Split complementary

  1. #79ae87
  2. #a179ae
  3. #ae7985

Analogous

  1. #85ae79
  2. #79ae87
  3. #79aea1

Triadic

  1. #79ae87
  2. #8779ae
  3. #ae8779

Tetradic

  1. #79ae87
  2. #79a0ae
  3. #ae79a0
  4. #ae8779

Square

  1. #79ae87
  2. #7985ae
  3. #ae79a0
  4. #aea179

Monochromatic

  1. #35583f
  2. #528861
  3. #79ae87
  4. #a9cbb2
  5. #d8e8dc

Shades

#79ae87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79ae87
  2. #6d9d7a
  3. #618b6c
  4. #557a5f
  5. #496851
  6. #3d5744
  7. #304636
  8. #243429
  9. #18231b
  10. #0c110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#79ae87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79ae87
  2. #86b693
  3. #94be9f
  4. #a1c6ab
  5. #afceb7
  6. #bcd7c3
  7. #c9dfcf
  8. #d7e7db
  9. #e4efe7
  10. #f2f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79ae87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79ae87
  2. #7aa986
  3. #7aa586
  4. #7ba085
  5. #7c9c84
  6. #7d9784
  7. #7d9283
  8. #7e8e82
  9. #7f8981
  10. #7f8581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93a798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea585 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a089 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71aca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ca986 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96a688 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74ad99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79ae87 {
  color: #79ae87;
}
Background
.bg-79ae87 {
  background-color: #79ae87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79ae87 {
  border: 2px solid #79ae87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79ae87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 174 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 25% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79ae87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79ae87, #79aea1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79ae87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 174 135 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.94 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.63 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.81 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.65 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.13 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 10.06 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.27 #865178 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#79ae87  rgb(121, 174, 135)  hsl(136, 25%, 58%)  Dark Sea Green
#ae79a0  rgb(174, 121, 160)  hsl(316, 25%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#8779ae  rgb(135, 121, 174)  hsl(256, 25%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#ae8779  rgb(174, 135, 121)  hsl(16, 25%, 58%)  Beaver