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#79D656

#79d656 ≈ Pastel Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#79d656 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 83.92% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.81% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 103.59°, with 60.95% saturation and 58.82% 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77dd77), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.5283

Complementary

  1. #79d656
  2. #b356d6

Split complementary

  1. #79d656
  2. #7356d6
  3. #d656b9

Analogous

  1. #b9d656
  2. #79d656
  3. #56d673

Triadic

  1. #79d656
  2. #5679d6
  3. #d65679

Tetradic

  1. #79d656
  2. #56d6b3
  3. #b356d6
  4. #d65679

Square

  1. #79d656
  2. #56b9d6
  3. #b356d6
  4. #d67356

Monochromatic

  1. #35761d
  2. #51b42c
  3. #79d656
  4. #aae594
  5. #dbf4d1

Shades

#79d656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79d656
  2. #6dc14d
  3. #61ab45
  4. #55963c
  5. #498034
  6. #3d6b2b
  7. #305622
  8. #24401a
  9. #182b11
  10. #0c1509
  11. #000000

Tints

#79d656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79d656
  2. #86da67
  3. #94de78
  4. #a1e289
  5. #afe69a
  6. #bcebab
  7. #c9efbb
  8. #d7f3cc
  9. #e4f7dd
  10. #f2fbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79d656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79d656
  2. #7acd5a
  3. #7ac55e
  4. #7bbc63
  5. #7cb467
  6. #7dab6b
  7. #7da26f
  8. #7e9a73
  9. #7f9178
  10. #7f897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8c9a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc548 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bd60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73cfbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdcc4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3c85c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #76d29c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79d656 {
  color: #79d656;
}
Background
.bg-79d656 {
  background-color: #79d656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79d656 {
  border: 2px solid #79d656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79d656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 214 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 61% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79d656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79d656, #56d673);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79d656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 214 86 / 0.35);
}

#77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.59 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.72 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.03 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.22 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.42 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.65 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.98 #8629a9 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pastel Green
#79d656  rgb(121, 214, 86)  hsl(104, 61%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#b356d6  rgb(179, 86, 214)  hsl(284, 61%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#5679d6  rgb(86, 121, 214)  hsl(224, 61%, 59%)  Glaucous
#d65679  rgb(214, 86, 121)  hsl(344, 61%, 59%)  Blush