What color is #797E61?

#797E61 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797E61?

The RGB value is 121, 126, 97: 121 red, 126 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797E61?

The complementary color is #66617E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797E61?

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.

#797E61 color

#797E61 rgb(121, 126, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #797E61 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.4% green and 38% blue (121, 126, 97).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#797E61 color codes

HEX	`#797E61`
RGB	`rgb(121, 126, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.67, -7.2, 15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.67, 16.82, 115.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.504, 19.85, 14.216)`
Decimal	`7962209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797E61, 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 #797E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797E61 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 #797E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797e61; }
.text { color: #797e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 126 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797e61, #6a7e61); }

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Questions

What color is #797E61?: #797E61 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797E61?: The RGB value is 121, 126, 97: 121 red, 126 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797E61?: The complementary color is #66617E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797E61?: 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.