What color is #79DC23?

#79DC23 is a moderate green, closest to the named color King Lizard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79DC23?

The RGB value is 121, 220, 35: 121 red, 220 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79DC23?

The complementary color is #8623DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79DC23?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79DC23 color

#79DC23 rgb(121, 220, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #79DC23 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 86.3% green and 13.7% blue (121, 220, 35).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 73% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is King Lizard (#77DD22), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#79DC23 color codes

HEX	`#79DC23`
RGB	`rgb(121, 220, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 86.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 73%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 84%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 84%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.25, -56.41, 72.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.25, 91.88, 127.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.781, 55.371, 10.497)`
Decimal	`7986211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79DC23, 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 #79DC23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79DC23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #79DC23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79dc23; }
.text { color: #79dc23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79dc23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 220 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79dc23, #23dc2a); }

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Questions

What color is #79DC23?: #79DC23 is a moderate green, closest to the named color King Lizard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79DC23?: The RGB value is 121, 220, 35: 121 red, 220 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79DC23?: The complementary color is #8623DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79DC23?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.