What color is #798D66?

#798D66 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 #798D66?

The RGB value is 121, 141, 102: 121 red, 141 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798D66?

The complementary color is #7A668D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798D66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798D66 color

#798D66 rgb(121, 141, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #798D66 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 55.3% green and 40% blue (121, 141, 102).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#798D66 color codes

HEX	`#798D66`
RGB	`rgb(121, 141, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 55.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.16, -14.6, 18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.16, 23.57, 128.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.808, 24.074, 16.171)`
Decimal	`7966054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798D66, 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 #798D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #798D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798d66; }
.text { color: #798d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 141 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798d66, #668d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #798D66?: #798D66 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 #798D66?: The RGB value is 121, 141, 102: 121 red, 141 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798D66?: The complementary color is #7A668D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798D66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.