What color is #799A55?

#799A55 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799A55?

The RGB value is 121, 154, 85: 121 red, 154 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799A55?

The complementary color is #76559A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799A55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799A55 color

#799A55 rgb(121, 154, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #799A55 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 60.4% green and 33.3% blue (121, 154, 85).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 29% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#799A55 color codes

HEX	`#799A55`
RGB	`rgb(121, 154, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 60.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 29%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 45%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 45%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.74, -23.79, 32.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.74, 40.25, 126.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.08, 27.832, 12.854)`
Decimal	`7969365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799A55, 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 #799A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #799A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799a55; }
.text { color: #799a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 154 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799a55, #579a55); }

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Questions

What color is #799A55?: #799A55 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799A55?: The RGB value is 121, 154, 85: 121 red, 154 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799A55?: The complementary color is #76559A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799A55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.