What color is #79855F?

#79855F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79855F?

The RGB value is 121, 133, 95: 121 red, 133 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79855F?

The complementary color is #6B5F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79855F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79855F color

#79855F rgb(121, 133, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #79855F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.2% green and 37.3% blue (121, 133, 95).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#79855F color codes

HEX	`#79855F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 133, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.67, -11.39, 19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.67, 22.22, 120.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.338, 21.666, 14.04)`
Decimal	`7963999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79855F, 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 #79855F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79855F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #79855F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79855f; }
.text { color: #79855f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79855f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 133 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79855f, #66855f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #79855F?: #79855F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79855F?: The RGB value is 121, 133, 95: 121 red, 133 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79855F?: The complementary color is #6B5F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79855F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.