Information about #79956F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #79956F is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 149, 111) — 47.5% red, 58.4% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 15 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted chartreuse, #79956F sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Green Grey (#77926F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Grey Green (#789B73) and Amulet (#7D9D72).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 149, 111) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#79956F color variations

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

#79956F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79956F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Dark Grayish Harlequin

#485942
#303B2C

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Black

#000000

#79956F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79956F 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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#79956F 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 #79956F

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

Green Grey color link
Green Grey

#77926F

Grey Green color link
Grey Green

#789B73

Amulet color link
Amulet

#7D9D72

Bach color link
Bach

#839270

Laurel color link
Laurel

#6E8D71

Highland color link
Highland

#7A9461

Camouflage Green color link
Camouflage Green

#78866B

Greeny Grey color link
Greeny Grey

#7EA07A

Oxley color link
Oxley

#6D9A79

Anemone Green color link
Anemone Green

#888C6C

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Xanadu color link
Xanadu

#738678

#79956F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79956F
  • RGB121, 149, 111
  • CMYK11, 0, 15, 42
  • CSSrgb(121, 149, 111)
  • HSL104°, 15%, 51%
  • HSL Precise104.211°, 15.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV104°, 26%, 58%
  • HSB104°, 26%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.584, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.584, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.584, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID79956F
  • DECIMAL ID7968111
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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