What color is #79865F?

#79865F 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 #79865F?

The RGB value is 121, 134, 95: 121 red, 134 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79865F?

The complementary color is #6C5F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79865F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79865F color

#79865F rgb(121, 134, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #79865F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.5% green and 37.3% blue (121, 134, 95).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 47% 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 5.39:1).

#79865F color codes

HEX	`#79865F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 134, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 29%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, -11.93, 19.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 22.84, 121.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.476, 21.941, 14.086)`
Decimal	`7964255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79865F, 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 #79865F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79865F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #79865F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79865f; }
.text { color: #79865f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79865f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 134 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79865f, #66865f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #79865F?: #79865F 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 #79865F?: The RGB value is 121, 134, 95: 121 red, 134 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79865F?: The complementary color is #6C5F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79865F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.