What color is #79978D?

#79978D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79978D?

The RGB value is 121, 151, 141: 121 red, 151 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79978D?

The complementary color is #977983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79978D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79978D color

#79978D rgb(121, 151, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79978D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 59.2% green and 55.3% blue (121, 151, 141).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#79978D color codes

HEX	`#79978D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 151, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 59.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60, -12.61, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60, 12.74, 171.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.758, 28.121, 29.37)`
Decimal	`7968653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79978D, 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 #79978D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79978D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #79978D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79978d; }
.text { color: #79978d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79978d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 151 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79978d, #799297); }

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Questions

What color is #79978D?: #79978D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79978D?: The RGB value is 121, 151, 141: 121 red, 151 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79978D?: The complementary color is #977983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79978D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.