Palettes / Colors / #66EA79

#66EA79 — Light Green

#66EA79 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #66EA79 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#66EA79 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EA66D6; it also sits naturally between #95EA66 and #66EABC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 92% · Blue 47%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 48% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #66EA79

.text { color: #66EA79; }
.background { background-color: #66EA79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #66EA79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(102, 234, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(129, 76%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #66EA79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(102, 234, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #66EA79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(102, 234, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#66EA79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#66EA79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA66D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #66EA79: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #66EA79

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #66EA79 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #66EA79 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #66EA78  ·  #66EA7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #66EA79?

#66EA79 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 102, 234, 121). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #66EA79?

#66EA79 is RGB 102, 234, 121 — HSL 129°, 76%, 66% — CMYK 56%, 0%, 48%, 8%.

What colors go with #66EA79?

Its complement is #EA66D6; analogous partners are #95EA66 and #66EABC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #66EA79 for text?

Black text on #66EA79 has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.