What color is #79875D?

#79875D 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 #79875D?

The RGB value is 121, 135, 93: 121 red, 135 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79875D?

The complementary color is #6B5D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79875D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79875D color

#79875D rgb(121, 135, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #79875D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.9% green and 36.5% blue (121, 135, 93).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#79875D color codes

HEX	`#79875D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 135, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.22, -12.78, 20.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.22, 24.54, 121.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.525, 22.183, 13.66)`
Decimal	`7964509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79875D, 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 #79875D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79875D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #79875D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79875d; }
.text { color: #79875d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79875d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 135 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79875d, #64875d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #79875D?: #79875D 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 #79875D?: The RGB value is 121, 135, 93: 121 red, 135 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79875D?: The complementary color is #6B5D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79875D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.