What color is #798343?

#798343 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798343?

The RGB value is 121, 131, 67: 121 red, 131 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798343?

The complementary color is #4D4383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798343?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798343 color

#798343 rgb(121, 131, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #798343 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.4% green and 26.3% blue (121, 131, 67).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 32% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#798343 color codes

HEX	`#798343`
RGB	`rgb(121, 131, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 32%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 49%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 49%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.62, -13.99, 33.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.62, 35.98, 112.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.015, 20.703, 8.409)`
Decimal	`7963459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798343, 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 #798343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #798343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798343; }
.text { color: #798343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 131 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798343, #598343); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #798343?: #798343 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798343?: The RGB value is 121, 131, 67: 121 red, 131 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798343?: The complementary color is #4D4383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798343?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.