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#79BC2E

#79bc2e ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#79bc2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 88.31°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4023

Complementary

  1. #79bc2e
  2. #712ebc

Split complementary

  1. #79bc2e
  2. #2e32bc
  3. #b82ebc

Analogous

  1. #bcb82e
  2. #79bc2e
  3. #32bc2e

Triadic

  1. #79bc2e
  2. #2e79bc
  3. #bc2e79

Tetradic

  1. #79bc2e
  2. #2ebc71
  3. #712ebc
  4. #bc2e79

Square

  1. #79bc2e
  2. #2ebcb8
  3. #712ebc
  4. #bc2e32

Monochromatic

  1. #2a4110
  2. #517f1f
  3. #79bc2e
  4. #9fd85f
  5. #c4e79c

Shades

#79bc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79bc2e
  2. #6da929
  3. #619625
  4. #558420
  5. #49711c
  6. #3d5e17
  7. #304b12
  8. #24380e
  9. #182609
  10. #0c1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#79bc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79bc2e
  2. #86c343
  3. #94c958
  4. #a1d06d
  5. #afd782
  6. #bcde97
  7. #c9e4ab
  8. #d7ebc0
  9. #e4f2d5
  10. #f2f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79bc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79bc2e
  2. #7ab636
  3. #7ab03e
  4. #7baa47
  5. #7ca44f
  6. #7d9e57
  7. #7d985f
  8. #7e9267
  9. #7f8c70
  10. #7f8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99b28a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba83c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7bb4a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abb31e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b137 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ab782 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79bc2e {
  color: #79bc2e;
}
Background
.bg-79bc2e {
  background-color: #79bc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79bc2e {
  border: 2px solid #79bc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79bc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 188 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79bc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79bc2e, #32bc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79bc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 188 46 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.81 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.54 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.11 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.38 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.91 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.31 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.94 #8643d1 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#79bc2e  rgb(121, 188, 46)  hsl(88, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#712ebc  rgb(113, 46, 188)  hsl(268, 61%, 46%)  Purple Heart
#2e79bc  rgb(46, 121, 188)  hsl(208, 61%, 46%)  Tufts Blue
#bc2e79  rgb(188, 46, 121)  hsl(328, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red