What color is #797859?

#797859 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797859?

The RGB value is 121, 120, 89: 121 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797859?

The complementary color is #595A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797859?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797859 color

#797859 rgb(121, 120, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #797859 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.1% green and 34.9% blue (121, 120, 89).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#797859 color codes

HEX	`#797859`
RGB	`rgb(121, 120, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, -5.07, 17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 17.95, 106.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.405, 18.219, 12.102)`
Decimal	`7960665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797859, 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 #797859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	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 #797859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797859; }
.text { color: #797859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 120 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797859, #6a7959); }

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Questions

What color is #797859?: #797859 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797859?: The RGB value is 121, 120, 89: 121 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797859?: The complementary color is #595A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797859?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.