What color is #799477?

#799477 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799477?

The RGB value is 121, 148, 119: 121 red, 148 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799477?

The complementary color is #927794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799477?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799477 color

#799477 rgb(121, 148, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #799477 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 58% green and 46.7% blue (121, 148, 119).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% 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 6.32:1).

#799477 color codes

HEX	`#799477`
RGB	`rgb(121, 148, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 58%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.58, -15.38, 12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.58, 19.67, 141.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.804, 26.576, 21.43)`
Decimal	`7967863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799477, 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 #799477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #799477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799477; }
.text { color: #799477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 148 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799477, #779484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #799477?: #799477 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799477?: The RGB value is 121, 148, 119: 121 red, 148 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799477?: The complementary color is #927794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799477?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.