What color is #798669?

#798669 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798669?

The RGB value is 121, 134, 105: 121 red, 134 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798669?

The complementary color is #766986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798669?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798669 color

#798669 rgb(121, 134, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #798669 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.5% green and 41.2% blue (121, 134, 105).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#798669 color codes

HEX	`#798669`
RGB	`rgb(121, 134, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, -10.31, 14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 17.44, 126.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.96, 22.135, 16.635)`
Decimal	`7964265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798669, 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 #798669	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798669 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #798669 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798669; }
.text { color: #798669; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798669; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 134 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798669, #6a8669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #798669?: #798669 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798669?: The RGB value is 121, 134, 105: 121 red, 134 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798669?: The complementary color is #766986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798669?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.