What color is #79836B?

#79836B 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 #79836B?

The RGB value is 121, 131, 107: 121 red, 131 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79836B?

The complementary color is #756B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79836B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79836B color

#79836B rgb(121, 131, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #79836B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.4% green and 42% blue (121, 131, 107).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#79836B color codes

HEX	`#79836B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 131, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.34, -8.31, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.34, 14.4, 125.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.655, 21.359, 17.047)`
Decimal	`7963499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79836B, 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 #79836B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79836B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #79836B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79836b; }
.text { color: #79836b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79836b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 131 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79836b, #6d836b); }

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Questions

What color is #79836B?: #79836B 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 #79836B?: The RGB value is 121, 131, 107: 121 red, 131 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79836B?: The complementary color is #756B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79836B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.