What color is #799A7D?

#799A7D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799A7D?

The RGB value is 121, 154, 125: 121 red, 154 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799A7D?

The complementary color is #9A7996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799A7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799A7D color

#799A7D rgb(121, 154, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #799A7D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 60.4% green and 49% blue (121, 154, 125).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#799A7D color codes

HEX	`#799A7D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 154, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 60.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, -17.43, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 20.9, 146.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.141, 28.656, 23.71)`
Decimal	`7969405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799A7D, 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 #799A7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799A7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #799A7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799a7d; }
.text { color: #799a7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799a7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 154 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799a7d, #799a8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #799A7D?: #799A7D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799A7D?: The RGB value is 121, 154, 125: 121 red, 154 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799A7D?: The complementary color is #9A7996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799A7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.