What color is #79917C?

#79917C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79917C?

The RGB value is 121, 145, 124: 121 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79917C?

The complementary color is #91798E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79917C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79917C color

#79917C rgb(121, 145, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #79917C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.9% green and 48.6% blue (121, 145, 124).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#79917C color codes

HEX	`#79917C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 145, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, -12.84, 8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 15.31, 146.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.648, 25.771, 22.899)`
Decimal	`7967100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79917C, 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 #79917C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79917C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #79917C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79917c; }
.text { color: #79917c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79917c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 145 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79917c, #799188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #79917C?: #79917C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79917C?: The RGB value is 121, 145, 124: 121 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79917C?: The complementary color is #91798E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79917C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.