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#79BB96

#79bb96 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#79bb96 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 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.79% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 146.36°, 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4181

Complementary

  1. #79bb96
  2. #bb799e

Split complementary

  1. #79bb96
  2. #b779bb
  3. #bb797d

Analogous

  1. #7dbb79
  2. #79bb96
  3. #79bbb7

Triadic

  1. #79bb96
  2. #9679bb
  3. #bb9679

Tetradic

  1. #79bb96
  2. #799ebb
  3. #bb799e
  4. #bb9679

Square

  1. #79bb96
  2. #797dbb
  3. #bb799e
  4. #bbb779

Monochromatic

  1. #34674a
  2. #4e9a6f
  3. #79bb96
  4. #acd5be
  5. #deefe6

Shades

#79bb96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79bb96
  2. #6da887
  3. #619678
  4. #558369
  5. #49705a
  6. #3d5e4b
  7. #304b3c
  8. #24382d
  9. #18251e
  10. #0c130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#79bb96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79bb96
  2. #86c2a1
  3. #94c9ab
  4. #a1cfb6
  5. #afd6c0
  6. #bcddcb
  7. #c9e4d5
  8. #d7ebe0
  9. #e4f1ea
  10. #f2f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79bb96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79bb96
  2. #7ab594
  3. #7aaf92
  4. #7ba98f
  5. #7ca38d
  6. #7d9e8b
  7. #7d9889
  8. #7e9287
  9. #7f8c84
  10. #7f8682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bb3a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bab294 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afaa98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6bbab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4b595 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cb197 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71bba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79bb96 {
  color: #79bb96;
}
Background
.bg-79bb96 {
  background-color: #79bb96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79bb96 {
  border: 2px solid #79bb96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79bb96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 187 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 33% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79bb96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79bb96, #79bbb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79bb96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 187 150 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.91 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.14 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.64 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.95 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.96 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.19 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.77 #864469 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#79bb96  rgb(121, 187, 150)  hsl(146, 33%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#bb799e  rgb(187, 121, 158)  hsl(326, 33%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#9679bb  rgb(150, 121, 187)  hsl(266, 33%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#bb9679  rgb(187, 150, 121)  hsl(26, 33%, 60%)  Camel