What color is #79813D?

#79813D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79813D?

The RGB value is 121, 129, 61: 121 red, 129 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79813D?

The complementary color is #453D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79813D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79813D color

#79813D rgb(121, 129, 61)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #79813D is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.6% green and 23.9% blue (121, 129, 61).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 36% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#79813D color codes

HEX	`#79813D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 129, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.6%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 36%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 53%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 53%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, -13.54, 35.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 37.96, 110.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.578, 20.103, 7.421)`
Decimal	`7962941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79813D, 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 #79813D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79813D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #79813D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79813d; }
.text { color: #79813d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79813d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 129 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79813d, #57813d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #79813D?: #79813D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79813D?: The RGB value is 121, 129, 61: 121 red, 129 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79813D?: The complementary color is #453D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79813D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.