Palettes / Colors / #79EA2F

#79EA2F — Vivid Green

#79EA2F is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #79EA2F 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.

#79EA2F 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 #9F2EEA; it also sits naturally between #D8EA2E and #2EEA41. 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 92% · Blue 18%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 80% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #79EA2F

.text { color: #79EA2F; }
.background { background-color: #79EA2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79EA2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 234, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79EA2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 234, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79EA2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 234, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#79EA2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79EA2F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9F2EEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #79EA2F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #79EA2F

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 #79EA2F 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 #79EA2F 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #79EA2F?

#79EA2F is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 121, 234, 47). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #79EA2F?

#79EA2F is RGB 121, 234, 47 — HSL 96°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 80%, 8%.

What colors go with #79EA2F?

Its complement is #9F2EEA; analogous partners are #D8EA2E and #2EEA41. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #79EA2F for text?

Black text on #79EA2F has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.