What color is #798C46?

#798C46 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto di Rucola. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798C46?

The RGB value is 121, 140, 70: 121 red, 140 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798C46?

The complementary color is #59468C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798C46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798C46 color

#798C46 rgb(121, 140, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #798C46 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.9% green and 27.5% blue (121, 140, 70).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 33% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Pesto di Rucola (#748A35), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#798C46 color codes

HEX	`#798C46`
RGB	`rgb(121, 140, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 33%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 50%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.34, -18.43, 34.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.34, 39.45, 117.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.369, 23.263, 9.316)`
Decimal	`7965766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798C46, 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 #798C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #798C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798c46; }
.text { color: #798c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 140 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798c46, #568c46); }

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Questions

What color is #798C46?: #798C46 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto di Rucola. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798C46?: The RGB value is 121, 140, 70: 121 red, 140 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798C46?: The complementary color is #59468C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798C46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.