#79957c

Color #79957c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 17.73 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#79957c

RGB

rgb(121, 149, 124)

HSL

hsl(126.4, 11.7%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126.4, 18.8%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.8%, 0%, 16.8%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(58.99, -14.98, 10)

LCH

lch(58.99, 18.01, 146.27)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0486, 147.94)

HWB

hwb(126.4, 47.5%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#957992

Analogous

#849579

#79957c

#79958a

Triadic

#79957c

#7c7995

#957c79

Split-complementary

#79957c

#8a7995

#957984

Tetradic

#79957c

#799295

#957992

#957c79

Square

#79957c

#798495

#957992

#958a79

Shades

Color #79957c mixed toward black.

#637e66

#4f6452

#3c4b3d

#283229

#141914

Tints

Color #79957c mixed toward white.

#8fa792

#a6b8a8

#bccabd

#d2dcd3

#e9ede9

Tones

Color #79957c mixed toward gray.

#7b937e

#7e9080

#808e81

#828c83

#858985

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868683 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#848284 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#7b8889 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79957c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79957c]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#79957c (#79957c) is rgb(121, 149, 124) in RGB.

No, #79957c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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