What color is #79918A?

#79918A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79918A?

The RGB value is 121, 145, 138: 121 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79918A?

The complementary color is #917980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79918A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79918A color

#79918A rgb(121, 145, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79918A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.9% green and 54.1% blue (121, 145, 138).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#79918A color codes

HEX	`#79918A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 145, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, -9.99, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 10.03, 175.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.597, 26.15, 27.897)`
Decimal	`7967114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79918A, 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 #79918A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79918A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #79918A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79918a; }
.text { color: #79918a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79918a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 145 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79918a, #798c91); }

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Questions

What color is #79918A?: #79918A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79918A?: The RGB value is 121, 145, 138: 121 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79918A?: The complementary color is #917980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79918A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.