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#79EC79

#79ec79 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#79ec79 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#66ff66
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Relative luminance0.6544

Complementary

  1. #79ec79
  2. #ec79ec

Split complementary

  1. #79ec79
  2. #b279ec
  3. #ec79b3

Analogous

  1. #b3ec79
  2. #79ec79
  3. #79ecb3

Triadic

  1. #79ec79
  2. #7979ec
  3. #ec7979

Tetradic

  1. #79ec79
  2. #79ecec
  3. #ec79ec
  4. #ec7979

Square

  1. #79ec79
  2. #79b2ec
  3. #ec79ec
  4. #ecb379

Monochromatic

  1. #19b319
  2. #36e236
  3. #79ec79
  4. #bcf5bc
  5. #edfced

Shades

#79ec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79ec79
  2. #6dd46d
  3. #61bd61
  4. #55a555
  5. #498e49
  6. #3d763d
  7. #305e30
  8. #244724
  9. #182f18
  10. #0c180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#79ec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79ec79
  2. #86ee86
  3. #94f094
  4. #a1f2a1
  5. #aff4af
  6. #bcf6bc
  7. #c9f7c9
  8. #d7f9d7
  9. #e4fbe4
  10. #f2fdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79ec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79ec79
  2. #7ae17a
  3. #7ad67a
  4. #7bcc7b
  5. #7cc17c
  6. #7db67d
  7. #7dab7d
  8. #7ea07e
  9. #7f967f
  10. #7f8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6deb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0da6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0cf81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69e6d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbe173 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0db7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70e9b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79ec79 {
  color: #79ec79;
}
Background
.bg-79ec79 {
  background-color: #79ec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79ec79 {
  border: 2px solid #79ec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79ec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79ec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79ec79, #79ecb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79ec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.40 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 3.52 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.62 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 4.97 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.29 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.93 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.90 #861386 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Light Green
#79ec79  rgb(121, 236, 121)  hsl(120, 75%, 70%)  Light Green
#ec79ec  rgb(236, 121, 236)  hsl(300, 75%, 70%)  Violet
#7979ec  rgb(121, 121, 236)  hsl(240, 75%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#ec7979  rgb(236, 121, 121)  hsl(0, 75%, 70%)  Light Coral