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#79FB0E Color

#79FB0E is rgb(121, 251, 14) in RGB, hsl(93, 97%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 94%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lawn Green (#7CFC00), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79FB0E
HEX#79FB0E
RGBrgb(121, 251, 14)
HSLhsl(93, 97%, 52%)
HSVhsv(93, 94%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 94%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.262 136.6)
LABlab(88.66% -61.69 81.65)
LCHlch(88.66% 102.33 127.07)

What #79FB0E 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 #79FB0E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 1.49Chartreuse#7FFF00ΔE 2.62Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 4.31Bright Green#66FF00ΔE 6.18Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 8.12French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 12.49

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

#79FB0E Channel Values

How #79FB0E 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 121 · G 251 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 97% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 94% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79FB0E 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79FB0E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79FB0E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79FB0E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79FB0E
Complementary
#900EFB
Analogous
#EFFB0E
Analogous
#0EFB1A
Triadic
#0E79FB
Triadic
#FB0E79
Split comp.
#1A0EFB
Split comp.
#FB0EEF

Tints & Shades of #79FB0E

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

#8CFC31
#9DFC4F
#B1FD72
#C1FD90
#D5FEB4
#E6FED2

Shades

#68E203
#58BF03
#479C02
#3A7E02
#295A01
#193701

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79FB0E.

How #79FB0E 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#79FB0E
Protanopia#EBEB16
Protanomaly#C8F213
Deuteranopia#DBDB2D
Deuteranomaly#BCE924
Tritanopia#98EDED
Tritanomaly#8DF2BD
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79FB0E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79fb0e: #79FB0E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79FB0E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79fb0e': '#79FB0E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.984, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_79fb0e">#79FB0E</color>
SVG fillfill="#79FB0E"

More Green Colors

#79FB0E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#79FB0E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79FB0E?

#79FB0E is a mid-tone green — rgb(121, 251, 14) in RGB and hsl(93, 97%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lawn Green (#7CFC00), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.49.

What is the RGB value of #79FB0E?

#79FB0E is rgb(121, 251, 14) — red 121, green 251, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79FB0E?

#79FB0E converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 94%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79FB0E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79FB0E scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79FB0E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79FB0E 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 lawngreen (#7CFC00) at a CIE76 distance of 1.49, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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