What color is #797149?

#797149 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797149?

The RGB value is 121, 113, 73: 121 red, 113 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797149?

The complementary color is #495179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797149 color

#797149 rgb(121, 113, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #797149 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 44.3% green and 28.6% blue (121, 113, 73).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 40% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#797149 color codes

HEX	`#797149`
RGB	`rgb(121, 113, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 44.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 40%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.44, -3.28, 23.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.44, 23.57, 98.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.993, 16.357, 8.669)`
Decimal	`7958857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797149, 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 #797149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	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 #797149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797149; }
.text { color: #797149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 113 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797149, #697949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #797149?: #797149 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797149?: The RGB value is 121, 113, 73: 121 red, 113 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797149?: The complementary color is #495179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.