What color is #79803B?

#79803B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79803B?

The RGB value is 121, 128, 59: 121 red, 128 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79803B?

The complementary color is #423B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79803B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79803B color

#79803B rgb(121, 128, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #79803B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.2% green and 23.1% blue (121, 128, 59).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 37% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Green Commando (#828039), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#79803B color codes

HEX	`#79803B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 128, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 37%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 54%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 54%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, -13.19, 36.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 38.45, 110.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.394, 19.819, 7.099)`
Decimal	`7962683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79803B, 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 #79803B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79803B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #79803B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79803b; }
.text { color: #79803b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79803b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 128 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79803b, #57803b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #79803B?: #79803B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79803B?: The RGB value is 121, 128, 59: 121 red, 128 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79803B?: The complementary color is #423B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79803B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.