Palettes / Colors / #79FA2D
#79FA2D — Vivid Green
#79FA2D is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color LawnGreen (#7CFC00). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lawngreen (#7CFC00) — not an exact match. CSS lawngreen gives you #7CFC00, a different color; use #79FA2D 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.
#79FA2D 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 #AF2EFA; it also sits naturally between #DFFA2E and #2EFA49. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #79FA2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | 121, 250, 45 |
| HSL | 98°, 95%, 58% |
| HSV | 98°, 82%, 98% |
| CMYK | 52%, 0%, 82%, 2% |
| XYZ | 42.54, 72.63, 14.26 |
| Yxy | 72.63, 0.3287, 0.5611 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.27, -66.96, 78.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.22, -56.35, 46.83 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 47% · Green 98% · Blue 18%
Cyan 52% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #79FA2D
.text { color: #79FA2D; }
.background { background-color: #79FA2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79FA2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 250, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(98, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79FA2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 250, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79FA2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 250, 45, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#79FA2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79FA2D">Div content here</div>
Shades of #79FA2D
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AF2EFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #79FA2D: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #79FA2D
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #79FA2D: ·
How #79FA2D 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 #79FA2D rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #79FA2D?
#79FA2D is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 121, 250, 45). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #79FA2D?
#79FA2D is RGB 121, 250, 45 — HSL 98°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 52%, 0%, 82%, 2%.
What colors go with #79FA2D?
Its complement is #AF2EFA; analogous partners are #DFFA2E and #2EFA49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #79FA2D for text?
Black text on #79FA2D has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.