What color is #797E5B?

#797E5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797E5B?

The RGB value is 121, 126, 91: 121 red, 126 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797E5B?

The complementary color is #605B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797E5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797E5B color

#797E5B rgb(121, 126, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #797E5B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.4% green and 35.7% blue (121, 126, 91).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#797E5B color codes

HEX	`#797E5B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 126, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.54, -8.14, 18.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.54, 20.2, 113.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.234, 19.742, 12.798)`
Decimal	`7962203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797E5B, 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 #797E5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797E5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #797E5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797e5b; }
.text { color: #797e5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797e5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 126 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797e5b, #687e5b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #797E5B?: #797E5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797E5B?: The RGB value is 121, 126, 91: 121 red, 126 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797E5B?: The complementary color is #605B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797E5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.