What color is #79926C?

#79926C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79926C?

The RGB value is 121, 146, 108: 121 red, 146 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79926C?

The complementary color is #856C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79926C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79926C color

#79926C rgb(121, 146, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #79926C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 57.3% green and 42.4% blue (121, 146, 108).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#79926C color codes

HEX	`#79926C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 146, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 57.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 26%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.76, -16.27, 17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.76, 23.75, 133.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.87, 25.705, 18.046)`
Decimal	`7967340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79926C, 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 #79926C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79926C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #79926C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79926c; }
.text { color: #79926c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79926c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 146 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79926c, #6c9272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #79926C?: #79926C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79926C?: The RGB value is 121, 146, 108: 121 red, 146 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79926C?: The complementary color is #856C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79926C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.