What color is #79833E?

#79833E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79833E?

The RGB value is 121, 131, 62: 121 red, 131 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79833E?

The complementary color is #483E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79833E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79833E color

#79833E rgb(121, 131, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #79833E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.4% green and 24.3% blue (121, 131, 62).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 36% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#79833E color codes

HEX	`#79833E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 131, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 36%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 53%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 53%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.56, -14.51, 35.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.56, 38.51, 112.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.871, 20.646, 7.653)`
Decimal	`7963454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79833E, 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 #79833E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79833E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #79833E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79833e; }
.text { color: #79833e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79833e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 131 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79833e, #57833e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #79833E?: #79833E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79833E?: The RGB value is 121, 131, 62: 121 red, 131 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79833E?: The complementary color is #483E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79833E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.