What color is #798F5B?

#798F5B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798F5B?

The RGB value is 121, 143, 91: 121 red, 143 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798F5B?

The complementary color is #715B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798F5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798F5B color

#798F5B rgb(121, 143, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #798F5B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.1% green and 35.7% blue (121, 143, 91).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#798F5B color codes

HEX	`#798F5B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 143, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 36%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.55, -17.34, 25.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.55, 30.55, 124.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.596, 24.465, 13.585)`
Decimal	`7966555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798F5B, 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 #798F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #798F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798f5b; }
.text { color: #798f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 143 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798f5b, #5f8f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #798F5B?: #798F5B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798F5B?: The RGB value is 121, 143, 91: 121 red, 143 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798F5B?: The complementary color is #715B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798F5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.