What color is #798369?

#798369 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798369?

The RGB value is 121, 131, 105: 121 red, 131 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798369?

The complementary color is #736983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798369?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798369 color

#798369 rgb(121, 131, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #798369 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.4% green and 41.2% blue (121, 131, 105).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#798369 color codes

HEX	`#798369`
RGB	`rgb(121, 131, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, -8.65, 12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 15.49, 123.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.551, 21.317, 16.499)`
Decimal	`7963497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798369, 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 #798369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #798369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798369; }
.text { color: #798369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 131 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798369, #6c8369); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #798369?: #798369 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798369?: The RGB value is 121, 131, 105: 121 red, 131 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798369?: The complementary color is #736983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798369?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.