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#79BB2A

#79bb2a ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#79bb2a 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, 73.33% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.54% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 87.31°, with 63.32% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3977

Complementary

  1. #79bb2a
  2. #6c2abb

Split complementary

  1. #79bb2a
  2. #2a30bb
  3. #b42abb

Analogous

  1. #bbb42a
  2. #79bb2a
  3. #30bb2a

Triadic

  1. #79bb2a
  2. #2a79bb
  3. #bb2a79

Tetradic

  1. #79bb2a
  2. #2abb6c
  3. #6c2abb
  4. #bb2a79

Square

  1. #79bb2a
  2. #2abbb4
  3. #6c2abb
  4. #bb2a30

Monochromatic

  1. #283e0e
  2. #517d1c
  3. #79bb2a
  4. #9fd958
  5. #c3e896

Shades

#79bb2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79bb2a
  2. #6da826
  3. #619622
  4. #55831d
  5. #497019
  6. #3d5e15
  7. #304b11
  8. #24380d
  9. #182508
  10. #0c1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#79bb2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79bb2a
  2. #86c23f
  3. #94c955
  4. #a1cf6a
  5. #afd67f
  6. #bcdd95
  7. #c9e4aa
  8. #d7ebbf
  9. #e4f1d4
  10. #f2f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79bb2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79bb2a
  2. #7ab533
  3. #7aaf3b
  4. #7ba944
  5. #7ca34c
  6. #7d9e55
  7. #7d985e
  8. #7e9266
  9. #7f8c6f
  10. #7f8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98b188 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa739 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7bb3a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abb218 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4b034 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ab681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79bb2a {
  color: #79bb2a;
}
Background
.bg-79bb2a {
  background-color: #79bb2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79bb2a {
  border: 2px solid #79bb2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79bb2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 187 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79bb2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79bb2a, #30bb2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79bb2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 187 42 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.90 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.20 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.16 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.77 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.20 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.64 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.13 #8644d5 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#79bb2a  rgb(121, 187, 42)  hsl(87, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#6c2abb  rgb(108, 42, 187)  hsl(267, 63%, 45%)  Purple Heart
#2a79bb  rgb(42, 121, 187)  hsl(207, 63%, 45%)  French Blue
#bb2a79  rgb(187, 42, 121)  hsl(327, 63%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red