What color is #798000?

#798000 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798000?

The RGB value is 121, 128, 0: 121 red, 128 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798000?

The complementary color is #070080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798000?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798000 color

#798000 rgb(121, 128, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #798000 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.2% green and 0% blue (121, 128, 0).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Olive Green (#808000), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#798000 color codes

HEX	`#798000`
RGB	`rgb(121, 128, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 100%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.27, -16.18, 55.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.27, 58.26, 106.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.605, 19.504, 2.943)`
Decimal	`7962624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798000, 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 #798000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #798000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798000; }
.text { color: #798000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 128 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798000, #398000); }

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Questions

What color is #798000?: #798000 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798000?: The RGB value is 121, 128, 0: 121 red, 128 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798000?: The complementary color is #070080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798000?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.