What color is #799379?

#799379 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799379?

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

What is the complementary color of #799379?

The complementary color is #937993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799379 color

#799379 rgb(121, 147, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #799379 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#799379 color codes

HEX	`#799379`
RGB	`rgb(121, 147, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 57.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.33, -14.48, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.33, 18.05, 143.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.769, 26.312, 22.017)`
Decimal	`7967609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799379, 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 #799379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #799379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799379; }
.text { color: #799379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 147 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799379, #799386); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #799379?: #799379 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799379?: The RGB value is 121, 147, 121: 121 red, 147 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799379?: The complementary color is #937993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.