What color is #79826D?

#79826D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79826D?

The RGB value is 121, 130, 109: 121 red, 130 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79826D?

The complementary color is #766D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79826D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79826D color

#79826D rgb(121, 130, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79826D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51% green and 42.7% blue (121, 130, 109).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#79826D color codes

HEX	`#79826D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 130, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.1, -7.4, 10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.1, 12.65, 125.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.628, 21.134, 17.563)`
Decimal	`7963245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79826D, 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 #79826D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79826D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #79826D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79826d; }
.text { color: #79826d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79826d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 130 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79826d, #6e826d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79826D?: #79826D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79826D?: The RGB value is 121, 130, 109: 121 red, 130 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79826D?: The complementary color is #766D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79826D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.