What color is #79CB46?

#79CB46 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Fairy Tale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79CB46?

The RGB value is 121, 203, 70: 121 red, 203 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79CB46?

The complementary color is #9846CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79CB46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79CB46 color

#79CB46 rgb(121, 203, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #79CB46 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 79.6% green and 27.5% blue (121, 203, 70).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 56% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Tale Green (#88CC55), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#79CB46 color codes

HEX	`#79CB46`
RGB	`rgb(121, 203, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 79.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 56%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 66%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 66%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.33, -47.61, 56.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.33, 73.87, 130.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.346, 47.217, 13.308)`
Decimal	`7981894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79CB46, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #79CB46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79CB46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #79CB46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79cb46; }
.text { color: #79cb46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79cb46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 203 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79cb46, #46cb56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #79CB46?: #79CB46 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Fairy Tale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79CB46?: The RGB value is 121, 203, 70: 121 red, 203 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79CB46?: The complementary color is #9846CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79CB46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.