Information about #79AF1C color

#79AF1C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#79AF1C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 175, 28) — 47.5% red, 68.6% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 0 / 58 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #79AF1C reads as a vivid, lively yellow-green and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lima (#7AAC21). Nearby in the Register you will also find Christi (#71A91D) and Green Onion (#6AA121).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(121, 175, 28)), which gives #79AF1C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#79AF1C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#79AF1C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79AF1C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79AF1C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79AF1C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#79AF1C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #79AF1C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Dark Lemon Lime color link
Dark Lemon Lime

#8BBE1B

Pea Green color link
Pea Green

#8EAB12

Sushi color link
Sushi

#7C9F2F

Alien Green color link
Alien Green

#6CC417

Leaf color link
Leaf

#71AA34

Immature Green color link
Immature Green

#8B9C15

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Cinnabar Green color link
Cinnabar Green

#61B329

#79AF1C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79AF1C
  • RGB121, 175, 28
  • CMYK21, 0, 58, 31
  • CSSrgb(121, 175, 28)
  • HSL82°, 72%, 40%
  • HSL Precise82.041°, 72.414%, 39.804%
  • HSV82°, 84%, 69%
  • HSB82°, 84%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.686, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.686, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.686, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID79AF1C
  • DECIMAL ID7974684
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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