What color is #799170?

#799170 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799170?

The RGB value is 121, 145, 112: 121 red, 145 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799170?

The complementary color is #887091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799170 color

#799170 rgb(121, 145, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #799170 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.9% green and 43.9% blue (121, 145, 112).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#799170 color codes

HEX	`#799170`
RGB	`rgb(121, 145, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.55, -15.05, 14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.55, 21.08, 135.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.935, 25.485, 19.142)`
Decimal	`7967088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799170, 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 #799170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #799170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799170; }
.text { color: #799170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 145 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799170, #709177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #799170?: #799170 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799170?: The RGB value is 121, 145, 112: 121 red, 145 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799170?: The complementary color is #887091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.