What color is #799992?

#799992 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 #799992?

The RGB value is 121, 153, 146: 121 red, 153 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799992?

The complementary color is #997980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799992 color

#799992 rgb(121, 153, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799992 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 60% green and 57.3% blue (121, 153, 146).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#799992 color codes

HEX	`#799992`
RGB	`rgb(121, 153, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 60%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, -12.61, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 12.61, 179.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.463, 28.922, 31.482)`
Decimal	`7969170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799992, 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 #799992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #799992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799992; }
.text { color: #799992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 153 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799992, #799099); }

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Questions

What color is #799992?: #799992 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 #799992?: The RGB value is 121, 153, 146: 121 red, 153 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799992?: The complementary color is #997980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.