What color is #799B66?

#799B66 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799B66?

The RGB value is 121, 155, 102: 121 red, 155 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799B66?

The complementary color is #88669B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799B66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799B66 color

#799B66 rgb(121, 155, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #799B66 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 60.8% green and 40% blue (121, 155, 102).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#799B66 color codes

HEX	`#799B66`
RGB	`rgb(121, 155, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 60.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 34%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, -21.9, 24.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 32.55, 132.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.004, 28.466, 16.903)`
Decimal	`7969638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799B66, 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 #799B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #799B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799b66; }
.text { color: #799b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 155 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799b66, #669b6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #799B66?: #799B66 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799B66?: The RGB value is 121, 155, 102: 121 red, 155 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799B66?: The complementary color is #88669B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799B66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.