What color is #797D3B?

#797D3B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797D3B?

The RGB value is 121, 125, 59: 121 red, 125 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797D3B?

The complementary color is #3F3B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797D3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797D3B color

#797D3B rgb(121, 125, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #797D3B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49% green and 23.1% blue (121, 125, 59).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 36% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#797D3B color codes

HEX	`#797D3B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 125, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 36%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 53%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 53%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.74, -11.56, 35.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.74, 36.93, 108.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.009, 19.048, 6.97)`
Decimal	`7961915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797D3B, 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 #797D3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797D3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #797D3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797d3b; }
.text { color: #797d3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797d3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 125 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797d3b, #587d3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #797D3B?: #797D3B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797D3B?: The RGB value is 121, 125, 59: 121 red, 125 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797D3B?: The complementary color is #3F3B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797D3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.