What color is #798862?

#798862 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 #798862?

The RGB value is 121, 136, 98: 121 red, 136 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798862?

The complementary color is #716288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798862?

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.

#798862 color

#798862 rgb(121, 136, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #798862 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 53.3% green and 38.4% blue (121, 136, 98).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#798862 color codes

HEX	`#798862`
RGB	`rgb(121, 136, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 53.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.61, -12.55, 18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.61, 22.48, 123.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.894, 22.555, 14.911)`
Decimal	`7964770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798862, 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 #798862	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798862 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 #798862 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798862; }
.text { color: #798862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798862; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 136 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798862, #668862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #798862?: #798862 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 #798862?: The RGB value is 121, 136, 98: 121 red, 136 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798862?: The complementary color is #716288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798862?: 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.