What color is #79963F?

#79963F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79963F?

The RGB value is 121, 150, 63: 121 red, 150 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79963F?

The complementary color is #5C3F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79963F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79963F color

#79963F rgb(121, 150, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #79963F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 58.8% green and 24.7% blue (121, 150, 63).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 41% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mossy Glossy (#789B4A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#79963F color codes

HEX	`#79963F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 150, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 58.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 41%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 58%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 58%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.26, -24.24, 41.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.26, 48.32, 120.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.689, 26.236, 8.729)`
Decimal	`7968319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79963F, 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 #79963F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79963F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #79963F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79963f; }
.text { color: #79963f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79963f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 150 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79963f, #4e963f); }

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Questions

What color is #79963F?: #79963F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79963F?: The RGB value is 121, 150, 63: 121 red, 150 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79963F?: The complementary color is #5C3F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79963F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.