What color is #799988?

#799988 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799988?

The RGB value is 121, 153, 136: 121 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799988?

The complementary color is #99798A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799988 color

#799988 rgb(121, 153, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #799988 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 60% green and 53.3% blue (121, 153, 136).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#799988 color codes

HEX	`#799988`
RGB	`rgb(121, 153, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 60%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.45, -14.73, 5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.45, 15.65, 160.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.719, 28.624, 27.563)`
Decimal	`7969160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799988, 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 #799988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #799988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799988; }
.text { color: #799988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 153 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799988, #799998); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #799988?: #799988 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799988?: The RGB value is 121, 153, 136: 121 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799988?: The complementary color is #99798A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.