What color is #798C6A?

#798C6A 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 #798C6A?

The RGB value is 121, 140, 106: 121 red, 140 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798C6A?

The complementary color is #7D6A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798C6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798C6A color

#798C6A rgb(121, 140, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #798C6A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.9% green and 41.6% blue (121, 140, 106).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#798C6A color codes

HEX	`#798C6A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 140, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.95, -13.4, 15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.95, 20.83, 130.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.864, 23.862, 17.192)`
Decimal	`7965802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798C6A, 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 #798C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #798C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798c6a; }
.text { color: #798c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 140 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798c6a, #6a8c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #798C6A?: #798C6A 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 #798C6A?: The RGB value is 121, 140, 106: 121 red, 140 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798C6A?: The complementary color is #7D6A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798C6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.