What color is #799D73?

#799D73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799D73?

The RGB value is 121, 157, 115: 121 red, 157 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799D73?

The complementary color is #97739D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799D73?

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.

#799D73 color

#799D73 rgb(121, 157, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #799D73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 61.6% green and 45.1% blue (121, 157, 115).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#799D73 color codes

HEX	`#799D73`
RGB	`rgb(121, 157, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 61.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.15, -20.79, 18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.15, 27.53, 139.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.036, 29.416, 20.681)`
Decimal	`7970163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799D73, 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 #799D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799D73 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 #799D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799d73; }
.text { color: #799d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 157 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799d73, #739d82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #799D73?: #799D73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799D73?: The RGB value is 121, 157, 115: 121 red, 157 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799D73?: The complementary color is #97739D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799D73?: 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.