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#79EFA2

#79efa2 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#79efa2 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 93.73% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.22% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 140.85°, with 78.67% saturation and 70.59% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#66ff99
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Relative luminance0.6841

Complementary

  1. #79efa2
  2. #ef79c6

Split complementary

  1. #79efa2
  2. #dd79ef
  3. #ef798b

Analogous

  1. #8bef79
  2. #79efa2
  3. #79efdd

Triadic

  1. #79efa2
  2. #a279ef
  3. #efa279

Tetradic

  1. #79efa2
  2. #79c6ef
  3. #ef79c6
  4. #efa279

Square

  1. #79efa2
  2. #798bef
  3. #ef79c6
  4. #efdd79

Monochromatic

  1. #16b94f
  2. #35e773
  3. #79efa2
  4. #bdf7d1
  5. #edfdf2

Shades

#79efa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79efa2
  2. #6dd792
  3. #61bf82
  4. #55a771
  5. #498f61
  6. #3d7851
  7. #306041
  8. #244831
  9. #183020
  10. #0c1810
  11. #000000

Tints

#79efa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79efa2
  2. #86f1ab
  3. #94f2b5
  4. #a1f4be
  5. #aff5c7
  6. #bcf7d1
  7. #c9f9da
  8. #d7fae3
  9. #e4fcec
  10. #f2fdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79efa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79efa2
  2. #7ae49f
  3. #7ad99b
  4. #7bce98
  5. #7cc394
  6. #7db891
  7. #7dac8e
  8. #7ea18a
  9. #7f9687
  10. #7f8b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9e1c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efdf9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded3a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5decdb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbe59f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bedfa5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69edc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79efa2 {
  color: #79efa2;
}
Background
.bg-79efa2 {
  background-color: #79efa2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79efa2 {
  border: 2px solid #79efa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79efa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 239 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 141 79% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79efa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79efa2, #79efdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79efa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 239 162 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.64 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.54 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.62 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.22 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.75 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.91 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.95 #86105d Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Light Green
#79efa2  rgb(121, 239, 162)  hsl(141, 79%, 71%)  Light Green
#ef79c6  rgb(239, 121, 198)  hsl(321, 79%, 71%)  Persian Pink
#a279ef  rgb(162, 121, 239)  hsl(261, 79%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#efa279  rgb(239, 162, 121)  hsl(21, 79%, 71%)  Light Salmon