What color is #798968?

#798968 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 #798968?

The RGB value is 121, 137, 104: 121 red, 137 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798968?

The complementary color is #786889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798968?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798968 color

#798968 rgb(121, 137, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #798968 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 53.7% green and 40.8% blue (121, 137, 104).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#798968 color codes

HEX	`#798968`
RGB	`rgb(121, 137, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 53.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 24%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.03, -12.12, 15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.03, 19.93, 127.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.329, 22.956, 16.507)`
Decimal	`7965032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798968, 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 #798968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #798968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798968; }
.text { color: #798968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 137 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798968, #688968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #798968?: #798968 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 #798968?: The RGB value is 121, 137, 104: 121 red, 137 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798968?: The complementary color is #786889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798968?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.