What color is #799653?

#799653 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799653?

The RGB value is 121, 150, 83: 121 red, 150 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799653?

The complementary color is #705396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799653?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799653 color

#799653 rgb(121, 150, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #799653 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 58.8% green and 32.5% blue (121, 150, 83).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#799653 color codes

HEX	`#799653`
RGB	`rgb(121, 150, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 58.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 45%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 45%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.51, -22.03, 31.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.51, 38.84, 124.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.353, 26.502, 12.225)`
Decimal	`7968339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799653, 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 #799653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #799653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799653; }
.text { color: #799653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 150 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799653, #589653); }

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Questions

What color is #799653?: #799653 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799653?: The RGB value is 121, 150, 83: 121 red, 150 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799653?: The complementary color is #705396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799653?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.