What color is #799C96?

#799C96 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799C96?

The RGB value is 121, 156, 150: 121 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799C96?

The complementary color is #9C797F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799C96 color

#799C96 rgb(121, 156, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #799C96 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 61.2% green and 58.8% blue (121, 156, 150).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#799C96 color codes

HEX	`#799C96`
RGB	`rgb(121, 156, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 61.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.69, -13.34, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.69, 13.36, 183.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.277, 30.043, 33.315)`
Decimal	`7969942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799C96, 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 #799C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#799C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #799C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799c96; }
.text { color: #799c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 156 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799c96, #79919c); }

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Questions

What color is #799C96?: #799C96 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799C96?: The RGB value is 121, 156, 150: 121 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799C96?: The complementary color is #9C797F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.