What color is #79934B?

#79934B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79934B?

The RGB value is 121, 147, 75: 121 red, 147 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79934B?

The complementary color is #654B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79934B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79934B color

#79934B rgb(121, 147, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #79934B is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 57.6% green and 29.4% blue (121, 147, 75).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Rosemarried (#819B4F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#79934B color codes

HEX	`#79934B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 147, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 57.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 49%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 49%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.5, -21.48, 34.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.5, 40.99, 121.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.589, 25.44, 10.534)`
Decimal	`7967563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79934B, 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 #79934B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79934B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #79934B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79934b; }
.text { color: #79934b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79934b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 147 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79934b, #55934b); }

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Questions

What color is #79934B?: #79934B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79934B?: The RGB value is 121, 147, 75: 121 red, 147 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79934B?: The complementary color is #654B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79934B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.