What color is #799E82?

#799E82 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799E82?

The RGB value is 121, 158, 130: 121 red, 158 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799E82?

The complementary color is #9E7995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799E82 color

#799E82 rgb(121, 158, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #799E82 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 62% green and 51% blue (121, 158, 130).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#799E82 color codes

HEX	`#799E82`
RGB	`rgb(121, 158, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 62%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 18%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, -18.55, 10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 21.34, 150.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.14, 30.13, 25.658)`
Decimal	`7970434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799E82, 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 #799E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#799E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #799E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799e82; }
.text { color: #799e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 158 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799e82, #799e95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #799E82?: #799E82 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799E82?: The RGB value is 121, 158, 130: 121 red, 158 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799E82?: The complementary color is #9E7995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.