What color is #79734F?

#79734F 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 #79734F?

The RGB value is 121, 115, 79: 121 red, 115 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79734F?

The complementary color is #4F5579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79734F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79734F color

#79734F rgb(121, 115, 79)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #79734F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.1% green and 31% blue (121, 115, 79).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 35% 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 4.8:1).

#79734F color codes

HEX	`#79734F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 115, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.12, -3.65, 20.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.12, 21.11, 99.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.427, 16.891, 9.843)`
Decimal	`7959375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79734F, 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 #79734F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79734F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #79734F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79734f; }
.text { color: #79734f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79734f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 115 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79734f, #6a794f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #79734F?: #79734F 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 #79734F?: The RGB value is 121, 115, 79: 121 red, 115 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79734F?: The complementary color is #4F5579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79734F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.