What color is #79938D?

#79938D 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 #79938D?

The RGB value is 121, 147, 141: 121 red, 147 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79938D?

The complementary color is #93797F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79938D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79938D color

#79938D rgb(121, 147, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79938D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 57.6% green and 55.3% blue (121, 147, 141).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#79938D color codes

HEX	`#79938D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 147, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 57.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.84, -10.44, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.84, 10.44, 179.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.125, 26.855, 29.159)`
Decimal	`7967629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79938D, 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 #79938D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79938D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #79938D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79938d; }
.text { color: #79938d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79938d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 147 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79938d, #798c93); }

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Questions

What color is #79938D?: #79938D 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 #79938D?: The RGB value is 121, 147, 141: 121 red, 147 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79938D?: The complementary color is #93797F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79938D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.