Palettes / Colors / #79DC38

#79DC38 — Green

#79DC38 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

#79DC38 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 #9A38DC; it also sits naturally between #CBDC38 and #38DC48. 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 47% · Green 86% · Blue 22%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 14%

Previews

CSS code for #79DC38

.text { color: #79DC38; }
.background { background-color: #79DC38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79DC38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 220, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 70%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79DC38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 220, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79DC38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 220, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#79DC38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79DC38">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9A38DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #79DC38: #000000.

How #79DC38 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 #79DC38 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #79DC38?

#79DC38 is Green, a green color (RGB 121, 220, 56). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #79DC38?

#79DC38 is RGB 121, 220, 56 — HSL 96°, 70%, 54% — CMYK 45%, 0%, 75%, 14%.

What colors go with #79DC38?

Its complement is #9A38DC; analogous partners are #CBDC38 and #38DC48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #79DC38 for text?

Black text on #79DC38 has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.