What color is #798C67?

#798C67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798C67?

The RGB value is 121, 140, 103: 121 red, 140 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798C67?

The complementary color is #7A678C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798C67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798C67 color

#798C67 rgb(121, 140, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #798C67 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.9% green and 40.4% blue (121, 140, 103).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#798C67 color codes

HEX	`#798C67`
RGB	`rgb(121, 140, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.89, -13.9, 17.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.89, 22.4, 128.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.711, 23.8, 16.385)`
Decimal	`7965799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798C67, 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 #798C67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798C67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #798C67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798c67; }
.text { color: #798c67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798c67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 140 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798c67, #678c68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #798C67?: #798C67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798C67?: The RGB value is 121, 140, 103: 121 red, 140 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798C67?: The complementary color is #7A678C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798C67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.