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#79940e color: Mossy Woods

#79940e is rgb(121, 148, 14) in RGB and oklch(62.343% 0.14727 121.871) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

62.3%
0.147
122°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.47:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #79940e

#79940e is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 62.3% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 122°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.47:1 contrast and black text 6.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mossy Woods (#7a9703). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #79940e mixed with white

  1. 79940e
  2. 859f37
  3. 92a951
  4. 9fb469
  5. acbf7f
  6. b9ca94
  7. c7d4aa
  8. d5dfbf
  9. e3ead4
  10. f1f4ea

Darker: #79940e mixed with black

  1. 79940e
  2. 68800b
  3. 586d07
  4. 485a05
  5. 394803
  6. 2b3602
  7. 1d2601
  8. 101600
  9. 050800
  10. 010100

Calmer: #79940e with less saturation

  1. 79940e
  2. 7a9329
  3. 7c9239
  4. 7d9146
  5. 7e9052
  6. 808e5c
  7. 818d65
  8. 828c6e
  9. 848a77
  10. 85897f

Questions about #79940e

What color is #79940e?

#79940e is bright lime. The closest named color is Mossy Woods. In RGB it is rgb(121, 148, 14), in HSL hsl(72.09, 82.72%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.343% 0.14727 121.871).

What colors go well with #79940e?

The complementary color of #79940e is #986fd0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a78200 and #2ba058. The triadic partners are #028fd7 and #cc5c80.

Is white or black text more readable on #79940e?

White text reads better on #79940e: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and black gives 6.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #79940e a warm or cool color?

#79940e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 122 degrees, its lightness 62.3% and its chroma 0.147.