What color is #799791?

#799791 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 #799791?

The RGB value is 121, 151, 145: 121 red, 151 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799791?

The complementary color is #97797F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799791 color

#799791 rgb(121, 151, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799791 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 59.2% green and 56.9% blue (121, 151, 145).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#799791 color codes

HEX	`#799791`
RGB	`rgb(121, 151, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 59.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.11, -11.75, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.11, 11.75, 181.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.061, 28.242, 30.966)`
Decimal	`7968657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799791, 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 #799791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #799791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799791; }
.text { color: #799791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 151 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799791, #798e97); }

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Questions

What color is #799791?: #799791 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 #799791?: The RGB value is 121, 151, 145: 121 red, 151 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799791?: The complementary color is #97797F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.