What color is #798645?

#798645 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798645?

The RGB value is 121, 134, 69: 121 red, 134 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798645?

The complementary color is #524586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798645?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798645 color

#798645 rgb(121, 134, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #798645 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.5% green and 27.1% blue (121, 134, 69).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#798645 color codes

HEX	`#798645`
RGB	`rgb(121, 134, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 49%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 49%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.54, -15.38, 33.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.54, 36.6, 114.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.485, 21.545, 8.867)`
Decimal	`7964229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798645, 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 #798645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #798645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798645; }
.text { color: #798645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 134 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798645, #598645); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #798645?: #798645 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798645?: The RGB value is 121, 134, 69: 121 red, 134 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798645?: The complementary color is #524586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798645?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.