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#79B321

#79b321 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#79b321 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 70.2% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.56% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 83.84°, with 68.87% saturation and 41.57% 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 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3641

Complementary

  1. #79b321
  2. #5b21b3

Split complementary

  1. #79b321
  2. #2130b3
  3. #a421b3

Analogous

  1. #b3a421
  2. #79b321
  3. #30b321

Triadic

  1. #79b321
  2. #2179b3
  3. #b32179

Tetradic

  1. #79b321
  2. #21b35b
  3. #5b21b3
  4. #b32179

Square

  1. #79b321
  2. #21b3a4
  3. #5b21b3
  4. #b32130

Monochromatic

  1. #223209
  2. #4d7215
  3. #79b321
  4. #a0dd44
  5. #c1e885

Shades

#79b321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79b321
  2. #6da11e
  3. #618f1a
  4. #557d17
  5. #496b14
  6. #3d5a11
  7. #30480d
  8. #24360a
  9. #182407
  10. #0c1203
  11. #000000

Tints

#79b321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79b321
  2. #86bb37
  3. #94c24d
  4. #a1ca64
  5. #afd17a
  6. #bcd990
  7. #c9e1a6
  8. #d7e8bc
  9. #e4f0d3
  10. #f2f7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79b321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79b321
  2. #7aae2b
  3. #7aa934
  4. #7ba43e
  5. #7c9f47
  6. #7d9a51
  7. #7d945a
  8. #7e8f64
  9. #7f8a6d
  10. #7f8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94a982 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a132 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7cab99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5ab07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a92c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7bae7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79b321 {
  color: #79b321;
}
Background
.bg-79b321 {
  background-color: #79b321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79b321 {
  border: 2px solid #79b321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79b321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 179 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 69% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79b321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79b321, #30b321);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79b321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 179 33 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.35 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.87 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.59 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.18 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.81 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.06 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.40 #864cde Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#79b321  rgb(121, 179, 33)  hsl(84, 69%, 42%)  Apple Green
#5b21b3  rgb(91, 33, 179)  hsl(264, 69%, 42%)  Rebecca Purple
#2179b3  rgb(33, 121, 179)  hsl(204, 69%, 42%)  French Blue
#b32179  rgb(179, 33, 121)  hsl(324, 69%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red