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#79BF8F

#79bf8f ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#79bf8f is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 74.9% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.13% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 138.86°, with 35.35% saturation and 61.18% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4331

Complementary

  1. #79bf8f
  2. #bf79a9

Split complementary

  1. #79bf8f
  2. #b279bf
  3. #bf7986

Analogous

  1. #86bf79
  2. #79bf8f
  3. #79bfb2

Triadic

  1. #79bf8f
  2. #8f79bf
  3. #bf8f79

Tetradic

  1. #79bf8f
  2. #79a9bf
  3. #bf79a9
  4. #bf8f79

Square

  1. #79bf8f
  2. #7986bf
  3. #bf79a9
  4. #bfb279

Monochromatic

  1. #336c45
  2. #4c9f66
  3. #79bf8f
  4. #add8ba
  5. #e1f0e6

Shades

#79bf8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79bf8f
  2. #6dac81
  3. #619972
  4. #558664
  5. #497356
  6. #3d6048
  7. #304c39
  8. #24392b
  9. #18261d
  10. #0c130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#79bf8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79bf8f
  2. #86c59a
  3. #94cca5
  4. #a1d2b1
  5. #afd9bc
  6. #bcdfc7
  7. #c9e5d2
  8. #d7ecdd
  9. #e4f2e9
  10. #f2f9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79bf8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79bf8f
  2. #7ab98e
  3. #7ab28c
  4. #7bac8b
  5. #7ca689
  6. #7da088
  7. #7d9986
  8. #7e9385
  9. #7f8d83
  10. #7f8682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9db6a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfb48c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4ad92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6cbdb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b98d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b491 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72bea5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79bf8f {
  color: #79bf8f;
}
Background
.bg-79bf8f {
  background-color: #79bf8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79bf8f {
  border: 2px solid #79bf8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79bf8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 191 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 35% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79bf8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79bf8f, #79bfb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79bf8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 191 143 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.16 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.86 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.15 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.27 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.66 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.71 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.03 #864070 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#79bf8f  rgb(121, 191, 143)  hsl(139, 35%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#bf79a9  rgb(191, 121, 169)  hsl(319, 35%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#8f79bf  rgb(143, 121, 191)  hsl(259, 35%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#bf8f79  rgb(191, 143, 121)  hsl(19, 35%, 61%)  Beaver