What color is #79EC00?

#79EC00 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Luxurious Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79EC00?

The RGB value is 121, 236, 0: 121 red, 236 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79EC00?

The complementary color is #7300EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79EC00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79EC00 color

#79EC00 rgb(121, 236, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #79EC00 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 92.5% green and 0% blue (121, 236, 0).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 100% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Luxurious Lime (#88EE22), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#79EC00 color codes

HEX	`#79EC00`
RGB	`rgb(121, 236, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 92.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 100%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 100%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.99, -63.05, 81.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.99, 102.71, 127.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.88, 64.053, 10.367)`
Decimal	`7990272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79EC00, 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 #79EC00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79EC00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #79EC00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79ec00; }
.text { color: #79ec00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79ec00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 236 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79ec00, #03ec00); }

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Questions

What color is #79EC00?: #79EC00 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Luxurious Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79EC00?: The RGB value is 121, 236, 0: 121 red, 236 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79EC00?: The complementary color is #7300EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79EC00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.