What color is #79805F?

#79805F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79805F?

The RGB value is 121, 128, 95: 121 red, 128 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79805F?

The complementary color is #665F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79805F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79805F color

#79805F rgb(121, 128, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #79805F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.2% green and 37.3% blue (121, 128, 95).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#79805F color codes

HEX	`#79805F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 128, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 26%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.21, -8.63, 17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.21, 19.15, 116.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.67, 20.33, 13.817)`
Decimal	`7962719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79805F, 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 #79805F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79805F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #79805F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79805f; }
.text { color: #79805f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79805f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 128 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79805f, #69805f); }

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Questions

What color is #79805F?: #79805F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79805F?: The RGB value is 121, 128, 95: 121 red, 128 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79805F?: The complementary color is #665F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79805F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.