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#79DC91

#79dc91 ≈ Pastel Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#79dc91 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 86.27% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 134.55°, with 58.58% saturation and 66.86% 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 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77dd77), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.573

Complementary

  1. #79dc91
  2. #dc79c4

Split complementary

  1. #79dc91
  2. #c379dc
  3. #dc7992

Analogous

  1. #92dc79
  2. #79dc91
  3. #79dcc3

Triadic

  1. #79dc91
  2. #9179dc
  3. #dc9179

Tetradic

  1. #79dc91
  2. #79c4dc
  3. #dc79c4
  4. #dc9179

Square

  1. #79dc91
  2. #7992dc
  3. #dc79c4
  4. #dcc379

Monochromatic

  1. #279542
  2. #3ccc5f
  3. #79dc91
  4. #b6ecc3
  5. #effbf2

Shades

#79dc91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79dc91
  2. #6dc683
  3. #61b074
  4. #559a66
  5. #498457
  6. #3d6e49
  7. #30583a
  8. #24422c
  9. #182c1d
  10. #0c160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#79dc91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79dc91
  2. #86e09c
  3. #94e3a7
  4. #a1e7b2
  5. #afeabd
  6. #bceec8
  7. #c9f1d3
  8. #d7f5de
  9. #e4f8e9
  10. #f2fcf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79dc91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79dc91
  2. #7ad38f
  3. #7aca8e
  4. #7bc08c
  5. #7cb78a
  6. #7dae89
  7. #7da587
  8. #7e9c85
  9. #7f9283
  10. #7f8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #add0b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddcd8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc396 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #67d9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd38e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3ce94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6edab5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79dc91 {
  color: #79dc91;
}
Background
.bg-79dc91 {
  background-color: #79dc91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79dc91 {
  border: 2px solid #79dc91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79dc91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 220 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 59% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79dc91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79dc91, #79dcc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79dc91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 220 145 / 0.35);
}

#77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.63 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.41 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.98 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.00 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.72 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.84 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.91 #86236e Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pastel Green
#79dc91  rgb(121, 220, 145)  hsl(135, 59%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#dc79c4  rgb(220, 121, 196)  hsl(315, 59%, 67%)  Sky Magenta
#9179dc  rgb(145, 121, 220)  hsl(255, 59%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#dc9179  rgb(220, 145, 121)  hsl(15, 59%, 67%)  Dark Salmon