What color is #799A97?

#799A97 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 #799A97?

The RGB value is 121, 154, 151: 121 red, 154 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799A97?

The complementary color is #9A797C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799A97 color

#799A97 rgb(121, 154, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799A97 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 60.4% green and 59.2% blue (121, 154, 151).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#799A97 color codes

HEX	`#799A97`
RGB	`rgb(121, 154, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 60.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.14, -12.04, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.14, 12.24, 190.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.025, 29.41, 33.63)`
Decimal	`7969431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799A97, 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 #799A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #799A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799a97; }
.text { color: #799a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 154 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799a97, #798d9a); }

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Questions

What color is #799A97?: #799A97 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 #799A97?: The RGB value is 121, 154, 151: 121 red, 154 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799A97?: The complementary color is #9A797C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.