What color is #798A70?

#798A70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798A70?

The RGB value is 121, 138, 112: 121 red, 138 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798A70?

The complementary color is #81708A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798A70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798A70 color

#798A70 rgb(121, 138, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #798A70 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.1% green and 43.9% blue (121, 138, 112).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#798A70 color codes

HEX	`#798A70`
RGB	`rgb(121, 138, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, -11.28, 11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 16.4, 133.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.898, 23.412, 18.797)`
Decimal	`7965296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798A70, 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 #798A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #798A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798a70; }
.text { color: #798a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 138 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798a70, #708a74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #798A70?: #798A70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798A70?: The RGB value is 121, 138, 112: 121 red, 138 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798A70?: The complementary color is #81708A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798A70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.