What color is #79906D?

#79906D 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 #79906D?

The RGB value is 121, 144, 109: 121 red, 144 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79906D?

The complementary color is #846D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79906D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79906D color

#79906D rgb(121, 144, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #79906D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.5% green and 42.7% blue (121, 144, 109).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#79906D color codes

HEX	`#79906D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 144, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.19, -15.04, 15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.19, 21.93, 133.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.618, 25.115, 18.226)`
Decimal	`7966829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79906D, 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 #79906D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79906D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #79906D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79906d; }
.text { color: #79906d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79906d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 144 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79906d, #6d9073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #79906D?: #79906D 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 #79906D?: The RGB value is 121, 144, 109: 121 red, 144 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79906D?: The complementary color is #846D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79906D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.