What color is #798452?

#798452 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798452?

The RGB value is 121, 132, 82: 121 red, 132 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798452?

The complementary color is #5D5284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798452?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798452 color

#798452 rgb(121, 132, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #798452 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.8% green and 32.2% blue (121, 132, 82).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#798452 color codes

HEX	`#798452`
RGB	`rgb(121, 132, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 38%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.14, -12.72, 25.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.14, 28.65, 116.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.659, 21.177, 11.138)`
Decimal	`7963730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798452, 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 #798452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #798452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798452; }
.text { color: #798452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 132 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798452, #608452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #798452?: #798452 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798452?: The RGB value is 121, 132, 82: 121 red, 132 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798452?: The complementary color is #5D5284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798452?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.