#79A145

Closest named color: Off Green (#6BA353). oklch(65.9% 0.129 129), rgb(121, 161, 69).

Black text reads best on this color (6.99:1).

About this color

#79A145 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.129 and its hue 129°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Off Green (#6BA353), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.99:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.129)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Off Green (#6BA353)
Black text	6.99:1
White text	3.00:1

Values

HEX	#79A145
RGB	rgb(121, 161, 69)
HSL	hsl(86, 40%, 45%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.9% 0.129 129)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #79A145	3.00:1	AA large text	Lc -61.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #79A145	6.99:1	AA	Lc 47.5	Large or bold text, headings
#79A145 text on white	3.00:1	AA large text	Lc 56.6	Large or bold text, headings
#79A145 text on black	6.99:1	AA	Lc -45.2	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F4F7F1

oklch(97.2% 0.009 128.6)
Step 100
100

#E6ECE0

oklch(93.5% 0.017 128.7)
Step 200
200

#D2DEC6

oklch(88.5% 0.035 128.9)
Step 300
300

#B4C99E

oklch(80.9% 0.063 128.9)
Step 400
400

#8DAD68

oklch(70.7% 0.101 129)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#79A145

oklch(65.9% 0.129 129)
Step 600
600

#598212

oklch(55.6% 0.14 129)
Step 700
700

#496E00

oklch(49.1% 0.13 129)
Step 800
800

#3C5A09

oklch(42.8% 0.108 129.1)
Step 900
900

#334A13

oklch(37.7% 0.085 129.3)
Step 950
950

#1E2B0D

oklch(26.9% 0.053 129)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#79A145 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#A8973C	0.067
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A2944B	0.067
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#7C9B8D	0.100
Achromatopsia (no color)	#959595	0.130