#79AE39#79AE39
#79AE39 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.157 H 130.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AE39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 174, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(87, 67%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.5%, 0%, 67.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.46, -36.15, 52.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.46, 63.63, 124.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69% -0.1021 0.1193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69% 0.157 130.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7595, 34.6317, 9.3029) |
| Luminance | 0.3463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 1.54
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 2.29
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.01
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 4.11
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 4.57
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AE39 #6E39AE
analogous
#AEA839 #79AE39 #3FAE39
triadic
#79AE39 #3979AE #AE3979
tetradic
#79AE39 #39AEA8 #6E39AE #AE393F
square
#79AE39 #39AEA8 #6E39AE #AE393F
split-complementary
#79AE39 #393FAE #A839AE
monochromatic
#39521B #59802A #79AE39 #97C95B #B4D889
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#79AE39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#79AE39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AE39
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AE39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AE39 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A129
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9E43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7CA796
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79ae39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 174, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.157 130.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3c675',
500: '#79ae39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79ae39; $custom-light: #a3c675; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79ae39",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 174,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87.179,
"s": 50.649,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68999,
"c": 0.15703,
"h": 130.5
},
"luminance": 0.34632
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AE39
secondary
#9E80C3
accent
#4EDA8D
background
#FAFCF7
surface
#F4F8ED
border
#CED1C8
text
#0F1309
muted
#7F827B