#79FF68
Kelly Green · very light cool green
About #79FF68
With the hex code #79FF68, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 47% red, 100% green and 41% blue, while a printer would mix 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Kelly Green and Mint — a ΔE of 24.2 — followed by Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EE68FF, a fuchsia shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #79FF68?
With the hex code #79FF68, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 47% red, 100% green and 41% blue, while a printer would mix 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #79FF68?
Use black text. Black on #79FF68 has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #79FF68?
Its complementary colour is #EE68FF, and analogous partners are #C4FF68 and #68FFA3.