What color is #79928C?

#79928C 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 #79928C?

The RGB value is 121, 146, 140: 121 red, 146 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79928C?

The complementary color is #92797F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79928C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79928C color

#79928C rgb(121, 146, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79928C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 57.3% green and 54.9% blue (121, 146, 140).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#79928C color codes

HEX	`#79928C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 146, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 57.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.52, -10.11, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.52, 10.11, 178.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.896, 26.516, 28.718)`
Decimal	`7967372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79928C, 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 #79928C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79928C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #79928C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79928c; }
.text { color: #79928c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79928c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 146 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79928c, #798b92); }

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Questions

What color is #79928C?: #79928C 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 #79928C?: The RGB value is 121, 146, 140: 121 red, 146 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79928C?: The complementary color is #92797F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79928C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.