What color is #799587?

#799587 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799587?

The RGB value is 121, 149, 135: 121 red, 149 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799587?

The complementary color is #957987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799587 color

#799587 rgb(121, 149, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #799587 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 58.4% green and 52.9% blue (121, 149, 135).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#799587 color codes

HEX	`#799587`
RGB	`rgb(121, 149, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 58.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.26, -12.79, 4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.26, 13.45, 162.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.005, 27.308, 26.976)`
Decimal	`7968135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799587, 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 #799587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #799587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799587; }
.text { color: #799587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 149 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799587, #799595); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #799587?: #799587 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799587?: The RGB value is 121, 149, 135: 121 red, 149 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799587?: The complementary color is #957987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.