Palettes / Colors / #79FC8A
#79FC8A — Light Vivid Green
#79FC8A is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #79FC8A 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.
#79FC8A 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 #FC78EB; it also sits naturally between #A9FC78 and #78FCCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #79FC8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 121, 252, 138 |
| HSL | 128°, 96%, 73% |
| HSV | 128°, 52%, 99% |
| CMYK | 52%, 0%, 45%, 1% |
| XYZ | 47.28, 75.52, 36.13 |
| Yxy | 75.52, 0.2975, 0.4752 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.64, -59.15, 43.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.90, -51.12, 32.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 47% · Green 99% · Blue 54%
Cyan 52% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #79FC8A
.text { color: #79FC8A; }
.background { background-color: #79FC8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79FC8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 252, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(128, 96%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79FC8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 252, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79FC8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 252, 138, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#79FC8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79FC8A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #79FC8A
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FC78EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #79FC8A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #79FC8A
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 #79FC8A: ·
How #79FC8A 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 #79FC8A 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 #79FC8A?
#79FC8A is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 121, 252, 138). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #79FC8A?
#79FC8A is RGB 121, 252, 138 — HSL 128°, 96%, 73% — CMYK 52%, 0%, 45%, 1%.
What colors go with #79FC8A?
Its complement is #FC78EB; analogous partners are #A9FC78 and #78FCCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #79FC8A for text?
Black text on #79FC8A has a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.