Close to Island Green
#079B49
#079B49 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Island Green. In RGB it’s made of 2.7% red, 60.8% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 147°, with 91% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #079B49.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.79:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #079B49 as they’d see it.
#079B49 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #079B49
What color is #079B49?
#079B49 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Island Green. In RGB it’s made of 2.7% red, 60.8% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 147°, with 91% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #079B49 in RGB?
#079B49 is rgb(7, 155, 73): 7 red, 155 green, and 73 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #079B49 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(95, 0, 53, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #079B49?
PANTONE 355 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #079B49?
Its complement #E25092 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.