HEX atlas value

#79901D

#79901D is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 121, 144, 29, HSL 72, 66%, 34%, has luminance 0.241, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#79901D Sample readable text

HEX #79901D

RGB rgb(121, 144, 29)

HSL hsl(72 66% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 80, 44)

Luminance 0.241

Contrast Black 5.82:1White 3.61:1

CSS

--color-79901d: #79901D;
.background-79901d { background-color: #79901D; }
.text-79901d { color: #79901D; }

Luminance0.241

Black text5.82:1AA Pass

White text3.61:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#79901D","rgb":[121,144,29],"hsl":[72,66,34],"cmyk":[16,0,80,44],"luminance":0.241,"contrast":{"black":5.82,"white":3.61}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.82,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5D534","hex":"#B5D534","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.53,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#341D90","hex":"#341D90","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.72,"contrastWhite":12.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#39440E","hex":"#39440E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.01,"contrastWhite":10.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#84A30A","hex":"#84A30A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.22,"contrastWhite":2.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.52,"contrastWhite":3.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Olive Drab adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/79901d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#341D90","analogous":["#906E1D","#40901D"],"triadic":["#1D7990","#901D79"],"tetradic":["#1D906E","#341D90","#901D40"],"splitComplementary":["#1D4090","#6E1D90"],"monochromatic":["#B5D534","#79901D","#39440E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B5D534","dark":"#39440E","saturated":"#84A30A","desaturated":"#6E7D31","pastel":"#B6CC61","neon":"#ABD600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":15.362291495737216},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":15.362291495737216},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":31.71750305430741},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":33.85262175962151},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":36.180105030251084}]

HEX meaning and use

About #79901D

#79901D is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #79901D is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 121, 144, and 29, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 66% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.241, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.82:1AA Pass

White text3.61:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #79901D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.82:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5D534#000000 text · best 12.53:1#B5D534

#341D90#FFFFFF text · best 12.18:1#341D90

#39440E#FFFFFF text · best 10.46:1#39440E

#84A30A#000000 text · best 7.22:1#84A30A

Olive Leaf#000000 text · best 5.52:1#6B8E23

Generated Palette

#79901D#79901D

#341D90#341D90

#906E1D#906E1D

#40901D#40901D

#B5D534#B5D534

#39440E#39440E

Color Harmonies

#341D90#341D90

#906E1D#906E1D

#40901D#40901D

#1D7990#1D7990

#901D79#901D79

Variants

#B5D534#B5D534

#39440E#39440E

#84A30A#84A30A

#6E7D31#6E7D31

#B6CC61#B6CC61

#ABD600#ABD600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive Green#708238

Olive#808000

Fern Frond#657220

#79901D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #79901D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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