What color is #799D7B?

#799D7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799D7B?

The RGB value is 121, 157, 123: 121 red, 157 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799D7B?

The complementary color is #9D799B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799D7B color

#799D7B rgb(121, 157, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #799D7B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 61.6% green and 48.2% blue (121, 157, 123).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#799D7B color codes

HEX	`#799D7B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 157, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 61.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.31, -19.36, 13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.31, 23.79, 144.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.516, 29.608, 23.211)`
Decimal	`7970171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799D7B, 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 #799D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #799D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799d7b; }
.text { color: #799d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 157 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799d7b, #799d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #799D7B?: #799D7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799D7B?: The RGB value is 121, 157, 123: 121 red, 157 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799D7B?: The complementary color is #9D799B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.