What color is #798068?

#798068 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 #798068?

The RGB value is 121, 128, 104: 121 red, 128 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798068?

The complementary color is #6F6880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798068?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798068 color

#798068 rgb(121, 128, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #798068 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.2% green and 40.8% blue (121, 128, 104).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#798068 color codes

HEX	`#798068`
RGB	`rgb(121, 128, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.4, -7.15, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.4, 14.12, 120.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.103, 20.503, 16.098)`
Decimal	`7962728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798068, 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 #798068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #798068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798068; }
.text { color: #798068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 128 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798068, #6d8068); }

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Questions

What color is #798068?: #798068 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 #798068?: The RGB value is 121, 128, 104: 121 red, 128 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798068?: The complementary color is #6F6880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798068?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.