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#79BB7E

#79bb7e ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#79bb7e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 73.33% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.62% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 124.55°, with 32.67% saturation and 60.39% 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4111

Complementary

  1. #79bb7e
  2. #bb79b6

Split complementary

  1. #79bb7e
  2. #9f79bb
  3. #bb7995

Analogous

  1. #95bb79
  2. #79bb7e
  3. #79bb9f

Triadic

  1. #79bb7e
  2. #7e79bb
  3. #bb7e79

Tetradic

  1. #79bb7e
  2. #79b6bb
  3. #bb79b6
  4. #bb7e79

Square

  1. #79bb7e
  2. #7995bb
  3. #bb79b6
  4. #bb9f79

Monochromatic

  1. #346738
  2. #4e9a54
  3. #79bb7e
  4. #acd5af
  5. #deefe0

Shades

#79bb7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79bb7e
  2. #6da871
  3. #619665
  4. #558358
  5. #49704c
  6. #3d5e3f
  7. #304b32
  8. #243826
  9. #182519
  10. #0c130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#79bb7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79bb7e
  2. #86c28b
  3. #94c998
  4. #a1cfa5
  5. #afd6b2
  6. #bcddbf
  7. #c9e4cb
  8. #d7ebd8
  9. #e4f1e5
  10. #f2f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79bb7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79bb7e
  2. #7ab57e
  3. #7aaf7e
  4. #7ba97f
  5. #7ca37f
  6. #7d9e7f
  7. #7d987f
  8. #7e927f
  9. #7f8c80
  10. #7f8680
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ab29c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdb07a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a981 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71b8ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b47c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fb180 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74b99b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79bb7e {
  color: #79bb7e;
}
Background
.bg-79bb7e {
  background-color: #79bb7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79bb7e {
  border: 2px solid #79bb7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79bb7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 187 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 125 33% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79bb7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79bb7e, #79bb9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79bb7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 187 126 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.72 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.03 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.21 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.61 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.82 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.07 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.38 #864481 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#79bb7e  rgb(121, 187, 126)  hsl(125, 33%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#bb79b6  rgb(187, 121, 182)  hsl(305, 33%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#7e79bb  rgb(126, 121, 187)  hsl(245, 33%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#bb7e79  rgb(187, 126, 121)  hsl(5, 33%, 60%)  Old Rose