What color is #797E60?

#797E60 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797E60?

The RGB value is 121, 126, 96: 121 red, 126 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797E60?

The complementary color is #65607E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797E60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797E60 color

#797E60 rgb(121, 126, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #797E60 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.4% green and 37.6% blue (121, 126, 96).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#797E60 color codes

HEX	`#797E60`
RGB	`rgb(121, 126, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 24%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, -7.36, 15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 17.39, 115.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.457, 19.831, 13.972)`
Decimal	`7962208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797E60, 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 #797E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #797E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797e60; }
.text { color: #797e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 126 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797e60, #6a7e60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797E60?: #797E60 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797E60?: The RGB value is 121, 126, 96: 121 red, 126 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797E60?: The complementary color is #65607E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797E60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.