What color is #798770?

#798770 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798770?

The RGB value is 121, 135, 112: 121 red, 135 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798770?

The complementary color is #7E7087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798770?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798770 color

#798770 rgb(121, 135, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #798770 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.9% green and 43.9% blue (121, 135, 112).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#798770 color codes

HEX	`#798770`
RGB	`rgb(121, 135, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.62, -9.63, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.62, 14.38, 132.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.473, 22.563, 18.655)`
Decimal	`7964528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798770, 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 #798770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #798770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798770; }
.text { color: #798770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 135 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798770, #708773); }

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Questions

What color is #798770?: #798770 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798770?: The RGB value is 121, 135, 112: 121 red, 135 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798770?: The complementary color is #7E7087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798770?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.