What color is #79836F?

#79836F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79836F?

The RGB value is 121, 131, 111: 121 red, 131 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79836F?

The complementary color is #796F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79836F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79836F color

#79836F rgb(121, 131, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79836F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.4% green and 43.5% blue (121, 131, 111).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#79836F color codes

HEX	`#79836F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 131, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.43, -7.59, 9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.43, 12.23, 128.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.87, 21.445, 18.181)`
Decimal	`7963503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79836F, 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 #79836F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79836F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #79836F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79836f; }
.text { color: #79836f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79836f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 131 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79836f, #6f836f); }

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Questions

What color is #79836F?: #79836F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79836F?: The RGB value is 121, 131, 111: 121 red, 131 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79836F?: The complementary color is #796F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79836F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.