What color is #798D70?

#798D70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798D70?

The RGB value is 121, 141, 112: 121 red, 141 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798D70?

The complementary color is #84708D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798D70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798D70 color

#798D70 rgb(121, 141, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #798D70 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 55.3% green and 43.9% blue (121, 141, 112).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 11% saturation and 50% 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#798D70 color codes

HEX	`#798D70`
RGB	`rgb(121, 141, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 55.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, -12.9, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 18.41, 134.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.334, 24.284, 18.942)`
Decimal	`7966064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798D70, 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 #798D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #798D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798d70; }
.text { color: #798d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 141 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798d70, #708d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #798D70?: #798D70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798D70?: The RGB value is 121, 141, 112: 121 red, 141 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798D70?: The complementary color is #84708D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798D70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.