What color is #799765?

#799765 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799765?

The RGB value is 121, 151, 101: 121 red, 151 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799765?

The complementary color is #836597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799765?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799765 color

#799765 rgb(121, 151, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #799765 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 59.2% green and 39.6% blue (121, 151, 101).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#799765 color codes

HEX	`#799765`
RGB	`rgb(121, 151, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 59.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 33%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.1, -20.01, 23.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.1, 30.5, 131)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.3, 27.137, 16.425)`
Decimal	`7968613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799765, 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 #799765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #799765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799765; }
.text { color: #799765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 151 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799765, #65976a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #799765?: #799765 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799765?: The RGB value is 121, 151, 101: 121 red, 151 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799765?: The complementary color is #836597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799765?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.