What color is #799078?

#799078 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799078?

The RGB value is 121, 144, 120: 121 red, 144 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799078?

The complementary color is #8F7890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799078 color

#799078 rgb(121, 144, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #799078 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.5% green and 47.1% blue (121, 144, 120).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#799078 color codes

HEX	`#799078`
RGB	`rgb(121, 144, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.43, -13.06, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.43, 16.49, 142.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.248, 25.367, 21.543)`
Decimal	`7966840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799078, 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 #799078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #799078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799078; }
.text { color: #799078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 144 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799078, #789083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #799078?: #799078 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799078?: The RGB value is 121, 144, 120: 121 red, 144 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799078?: The complementary color is #8F7890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.