What color is #798C6F?

#798C6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798C6F?

The RGB value is 121, 140, 111: 121 red, 140 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798C6F?

The complementary color is #826F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798C6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798C6F color

#798C6F rgb(121, 140, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #798C6F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.9% green and 43.5% blue (121, 140, 111).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#798C6F color codes

HEX	`#798C6F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 140, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.06, -12.54, 13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.06, 18.25, 133.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.132, 23.969, 18.602)`
Decimal	`7965807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798C6F, 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 #798C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #798C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798c6f; }
.text { color: #798c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 140 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798c6f, #6f8c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #798C6F?: #798C6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798C6F?: The RGB value is 121, 140, 111: 121 red, 140 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798C6F?: The complementary color is #826F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798C6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.