What color is #799571?

#799571 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799571?

The RGB value is 121, 149, 113: 121 red, 149 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799571?

The complementary color is #8D7195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799571 color

#799571 rgb(121, 149, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #799571 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 58.4% green and 44.3% blue (121, 149, 113).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#799571 color codes

HEX	`#799571`
RGB	`rgb(121, 149, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 58.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.74, -16.99, 15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.74, 23.24, 136.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.613, 26.752, 19.644)`
Decimal	`7968113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799571, 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 #799571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #799571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799571; }
.text { color: #799571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 149 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799571, #71957b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #799571?: #799571 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799571?: The RGB value is 121, 149, 113: 121 red, 149 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799571?: The complementary color is #8D7195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.