What color is #799F60?

#799F60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799F60?

The RGB value is 121, 159, 96: 121 red, 159 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799F60?

The complementary color is #86609F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799F60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799F60 color

#799F60 rgb(121, 159, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #799F60 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 62.4% green and 37.6% blue (121, 159, 96).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Frankenstein (#7BA05B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#799F60 color codes

HEX	`#799F60`
RGB	`rgb(121, 159, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 62.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 40%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.4, -24.8, 28.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.4, 37.97, 130.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.394, 29.705, 15.618)`
Decimal	`7970656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799F60, 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 #799F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #799F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799f60; }
.text { color: #799f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 159 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799f60, #609f67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #799F60?: #799F60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799F60?: The RGB value is 121, 159, 96: 121 red, 159 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799F60?: The complementary color is #86609F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799F60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.