What color is #799A95?

#799A95 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 #799A95?

The RGB value is 121, 154, 149: 121 red, 154 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799A95?

The complementary color is #9A797E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799A95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799A95 color

#799A95 rgb(121, 154, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799A95 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 60.4% green and 58.4% blue (121, 154, 149).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#799A95 color codes

HEX	`#799A95`
RGB	`rgb(121, 154, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 60.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, -12.49, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 12.54, 185.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.864, 29.345, 32.782)`
Decimal	`7969429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799A95, 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 #799A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #799A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799a95; }
.text { color: #799a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 154 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799a95, #798e9a); }

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Questions

What color is #799A95?: #799A95 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 #799A95?: The RGB value is 121, 154, 149: 121 red, 154 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799A95?: The complementary color is #9A797E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799A95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.