What color is #79988E?

#79988E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79988E?

The RGB value is 121, 152, 142: 121 red, 152 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79988E?

The complementary color is #987983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79988E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79988E color

#79988E rgb(121, 152, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #79988E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 59.6% green and 55.7% blue (121, 152, 142).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#79988E color codes

HEX	`#79988E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 152, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 59.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, -12.94, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 13.05, 172.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.995, 28.474, 29.818)`
Decimal	`7968910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79988E, 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 #79988E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79988E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #79988E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79988e; }
.text { color: #79988e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79988e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 152 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79988e, #799398); }

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Questions

What color is #79988E?: #79988E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79988E?: The RGB value is 121, 152, 142: 121 red, 152 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79988E?: The complementary color is #987983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79988E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.