What color is #799171?

#799171 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799171?

The RGB value is 121, 145, 113: 121 red, 145 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799171?

The complementary color is #897191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799171?

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.

#799171 color

#799171 rgb(121, 145, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #799171 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.9% green and 44.3% blue (121, 145, 113).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#799171 color codes

HEX	`#799171`
RGB	`rgb(121, 145, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 22%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.57, -14.87, 14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.57, 20.58, 136.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.991, 25.508, 19.437)`
Decimal	`7967089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799171, 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 #799171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799171 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 #799171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799171; }
.text { color: #799171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 145 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799171, #719179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #799171?: #799171 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799171?: The RGB value is 121, 145, 113: 121 red, 145 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799171?: The complementary color is #897191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799171?: 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.