What color is #799E7E?

#799E7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799E7E?

The RGB value is 121, 158, 126: 121 red, 158 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799E7E?

The complementary color is #9E7999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799E7E?

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.

#799E7E color

#799E7E rgb(121, 158, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #799E7E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 62% green and 49.4% blue (121, 158, 126).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#799E7E color codes

HEX	`#799E7E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 158, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 62%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.68, -19.32, 12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.68, 23.09, 146.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.877, 30.024, 24.272)`
Decimal	`7970430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799E7E, 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 #799E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#799E7E 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 #799E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799e7e; }
.text { color: #799e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 158 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799e7e, #799e91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #799E7E?: #799E7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799E7E?: The RGB value is 121, 158, 126: 121 red, 158 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799E7E?: The complementary color is #9E7999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799E7E?: 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.