What color is #799577?

#799577 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799577?

The RGB value is 121, 149, 119: 121 red, 149 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799577?

The complementary color is #937795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799577 color

#799577 rgb(121, 149, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #799577 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 58.4% green and 46.7% blue (121, 149, 119).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#799577 color codes

HEX	`#799577`
RGB	`rgb(121, 149, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 58.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.87, -15.91, 12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.87, 20.34, 141.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.962, 26.891, 21.483)`
Decimal	`7968119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799577, 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 #799577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #799577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799577; }
.text { color: #799577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 149 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799577, #779584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #799577?: #799577 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799577?: The RGB value is 121, 149, 119: 121 red, 149 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799577?: The complementary color is #937795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.