What color is #79906A?

#79906A 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 #79906A?

The RGB value is 121, 144, 106: 121 red, 144 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79906A?

The complementary color is #816A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79906A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79906A color

#79906A rgb(121, 144, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #79906A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.5% green and 41.6% blue (121, 144, 106).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 44% 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 6.01:1).

#79906A color codes

HEX	`#79906A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 144, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.13, -15.54, 17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.13, 23.46, 131.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.459, 25.052, 17.39)`
Decimal	`7966826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79906A, 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 #79906A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79906A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #79906A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79906a; }
.text { color: #79906a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79906a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 144 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79906a, #6a906e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #79906A?: #79906A 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 #79906A?: The RGB value is 121, 144, 106: 121 red, 144 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79906A?: The complementary color is #816A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79906A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.