What color is #798B73?

#798B73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798B73?

The RGB value is 121, 139, 115: 121 red, 139 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798B73?

The complementary color is #85738B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798B73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798B73 color

#798B73 rgb(121, 139, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #798B73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.5% green and 45.1% blue (121, 139, 115).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#798B73 color codes

HEX	`#798B73`
RGB	`rgb(121, 139, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.85, -11.28, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.85, 15.54, 136.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.212, 23.768, 19.739)`
Decimal	`7965555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798B73, 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 #798B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #798B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798b73; }
.text { color: #798b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 139 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798b73, #738b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #798B73?: #798B73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798B73?: The RGB value is 121, 139, 115: 121 red, 139 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798B73?: The complementary color is #85738B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798B73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.