What color is #799147?

#799147 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799147?

The RGB value is 121, 145, 71: 121 red, 145 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799147?

The complementary color is #5F4791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799147?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799147 color

#799147 rgb(121, 145, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #799147 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.9% green and 27.8% blue (121, 145, 71).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 34% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Rosemarried (#819B4F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#799147 color codes

HEX	`#799147`
RGB	`rgb(121, 145, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 34%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 51%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 51%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, -20.9, 36.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 41.79, 120.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.148, 24.771, 9.732)`
Decimal	`7967047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799147, 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 #799147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #799147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799147; }
.text { color: #799147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 145 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799147, #549147); }

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Questions

What color is #799147?: #799147 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799147?: The RGB value is 121, 145, 71: 121 red, 145 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799147?: The complementary color is #5F4791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799147?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.