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#79b262 color: Bud Green

#79b262 is rgb(121, 178, 98) in RGB and oklch(70.49% 0.12564 137.242) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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103°
100%

70.5%
0.126
137°
  • Green
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #79b262

#79b262 is a soft light green color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 137°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.36:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bud Green (#79b465). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light green colors

Lighter: #79b262 mixed with white

  1. 79b262
  2. 86ba72
  3. 94c282
  4. a1c992
  5. aed1a1
  6. bcd9b1
  7. c9e0c0
  8. d6e8d0
  9. e4f0df
  10. f1f7ef

Darker: #79b262 mixed with black

  1. 79b262
  2. 689a54
  3. 588347
  4. 486d3a
  5. 39572d
  6. 2b4321
  7. 1d2f16
  8. 101d0b
  9. 050c03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #79b262 with less saturation

  1. 79b262
  2. 7db069
  3. 82af70
  4. 86ad77
  5. 8aab7d
  6. 8eaa83
  7. 91a889
  8. 95a68f
  9. 99a495
  10. 9ca29a

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Colors that go with #79b262

Complementary
#79b262#c086d3
Analogous
#79b262#a9a53c#3ab990
Triadic
#79b262#6ca1ed#e37d83
Split
#79b262#9b93ea#d87eaf

Questions about #79b262

What color is #79b262?

#79b262 is soft light green. The closest named color is Bud Green. In RGB it is rgb(121, 178, 98), in HSL hsl(102.75, 34.19%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.49% 0.12564 137.242).

What colors go well with #79b262?

The complementary color of #79b262 is #c086d3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a9a53c and #3ab990. The triadic partners are #6ca1ed and #e37d83.

Is white or black text more readable on #79b262?

Black text reads better on #79b262: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #79b262 a warm or cool color?

#79b262 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 137 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.126.