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#79BC28

#79bc28 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#79bc28 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, 73.73% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.72% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 87.16°, with 64.91% saturation and 44.71% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4018

Complementary

  1. #79bc28
  2. #6b28bc

Split complementary

  1. #79bc28
  2. #282fbc
  3. #b528bc

Analogous

  1. #bcb528
  2. #79bc28
  3. #2fbc28

Triadic

  1. #79bc28
  2. #2879bc
  3. #bc2879

Tetradic

  1. #79bc28
  2. #28bc6b
  3. #6b28bc
  4. #bc2879

Square

  1. #79bc28
  2. #28bcb5
  3. #6b28bc
  4. #bc282f

Monochromatic

  1. #283e0d
  2. #507d1b
  3. #79bc28
  4. #9fdb56
  5. #c2e895

Shades

#79bc28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79bc28
  2. #6da924
  3. #619620
  4. #55841c
  5. #497118
  6. #3d5e14
  7. #304b10
  8. #24380c
  9. #182608
  10. #0c1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#79bc28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79bc28
  2. #86c33e
  3. #94c953
  4. #a1d069
  5. #afd77e
  6. #bcde94
  7. #c9e4a9
  8. #d7ebbf
  9. #e4f2d4
  10. #f2f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79bc28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79bc28
  2. #7ab631
  3. #7ab03a
  4. #7baa42
  5. #7ca44b
  6. #7d9e54
  7. #7d985d
  8. #7e9266
  9. #7f8c6e
  10. #7f8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99b189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba838 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7bb4a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abb314 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b032 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ab782 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79bc28 {
  color: #79bc28;
}
Background
.bg-79bc28 {
  background-color: #79bc28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79bc28 {
  border: 2px solid #79bc28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79bc28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 188 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79bc28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79bc28, #2fbc28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79bc28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 188 40 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.91 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.18 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.94 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.88 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.09 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.75 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.31 #8643d7 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#79bc28  rgb(121, 188, 40)  hsl(87, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#6b28bc  rgb(107, 40, 188)  hsl(267, 65%, 45%)  Purple Heart
#2879bc  rgb(40, 121, 188)  hsl(207, 65%, 45%)  French Blue
#bc2879  rgb(188, 40, 121)  hsl(327, 65%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red