What color is #798441?

#798441 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798441?

The RGB value is 121, 132, 65: 121 red, 132 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798441?

The complementary color is #4C4184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798441?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798441 color

#798441 rgb(121, 132, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #798441 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.8% green and 25.5% blue (121, 132, 65).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#798441 color codes

HEX	`#798441`
RGB	`rgb(121, 132, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 51%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 51%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, -14.74, 34.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 37.54, 113.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.091, 20.949, 8.143)`
Decimal	`7963713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798441, 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 #798441	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798441 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #798441 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798441; }
.text { color: #798441; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798441; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 132 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798441, #578441); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #798441?: #798441 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798441?: The RGB value is 121, 132, 65: 121 red, 132 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798441?: The complementary color is #4C4184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798441?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.