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#00FA79 Color

#00FA79 is rgb(0, 250, 121) in RGB, hsl(149, 100%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 52%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spring Green (#00FF7F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00FA79
HEX#00FA79
RGBrgb(0, 250, 121)
HSLhsl(149, 100%, 49%)
HSVhsv(149, 100%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 52%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.235 150.5)
LABlab(86.85% -71.79 46.80)
LCHlch(86.85% 85.70 146.90)

What #00FA79 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #00FA79, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 1.92Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 12.8Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 14.52Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 15.75Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 20.18Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 20.83

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#00FA79 Channel Values

How #00FA79 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 250 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 100% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 100% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00FA79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00FA79 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00FA79

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00FA79; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00FA79
Complementary
#FA0081
Analogous
#04FA00
Analogous
#00FAF6
Triadic
#7900FA
Triadic
#FA7900
Split comp.
#F600FA
Split comp.
#FA0004

Tints & Shades of #00FA79

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1FFF8B
#42FF9E
#66FFB0
#8AFFC2
#ADFFD5
#D1FFE7

Shades

#00DB6A
#00B859
#00994A
#007539
#00572A
#003319

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00FA79.

How #00FA79 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00FA79
Protanopia#E6E67A
Protanomaly#B7EE7A
Deuteranopia#D1D181
Deuteranomaly#A7E37E
Tritanopia#58EFEF
Tritanomaly#44F3CA
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00FA79 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-00fa79: #00FA79;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00FA79;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00fa79': '#00FA79' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.980, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_00fa79">#00FA79</color>
SVG fillfill="#00FA79"

More Green Colors

#00FA79 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00FA79 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00FA79?

#00FA79 is a mid-tone green — rgb(0, 250, 121) in RGB and hsl(149, 100%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spring Green (#00FF7F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.92.

What is the RGB value of #00FA79?

#00FA79 is rgb(0, 250, 121) — red 0, green 250, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00FA79?

#00FA79 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 52%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00FA79 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00FA79 scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00FA79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00FA79 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 1.92, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.