What color is #799794?

#799794 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 #799794?

The RGB value is 121, 151, 148: 121 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799794?

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

Is black or white text better on #799794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799794 color

#799794 rgb(121, 151, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799794 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 59.2% green and 58% blue (121, 151, 148).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#799794 color codes

HEX	`#799794`
RGB	`rgb(121, 151, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 59.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, -11.09, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 11.25, 189.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.296, 28.335, 32.2)`
Decimal	`7968660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799794, 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 #799794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #799794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799794; }
.text { color: #799794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 151 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799794, #798b97); }

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Questions

What color is #799794?: #799794 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 #799794?: The RGB value is 121, 151, 148: 121 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799794?: The complementary color is #97797C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.