What color is #79876C?

#79876C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79876C?

The RGB value is 121, 135, 108: 121 red, 135 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79876C?

The complementary color is #7A6C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79876C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79876C color

#79876C rgb(121, 135, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #79876C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.9% green and 42.4% blue (121, 135, 108).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#79876C color codes

HEX	`#79876C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 135, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.53, -10.34, 12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.53, 16.49, 128.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.255, 22.475, 17.508)`
Decimal	`7964524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79876C, 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 #79876C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79876C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #79876C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79876c; }
.text { color: #79876c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79876c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 135 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79876c, #6c876c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #79876C?: #79876C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79876C?: The RGB value is 121, 135, 108: 121 red, 135 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79876C?: The complementary color is #7A6C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79876C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.