What color is #799F8B?

#799F8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799F8B?

The RGB value is 121, 159, 139: 121 red, 159 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799F8B?

The complementary color is #9F798D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799F8B color

#799F8B rgb(121, 159, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #799F8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 62.4% green and 54.5% blue (121, 159, 139).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#799F8B color codes

HEX	`#799F8B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 159, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 62.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, -17.28, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 18.36, 160.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.942, 30.724, 29.037)`
Decimal	`7970699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799F8B, 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 #799F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#799F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #799F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799f8b; }
.text { color: #799f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 159 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799f8b, #799f9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #799F8B?: #799F8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799F8B?: The RGB value is 121, 159, 139: 121 red, 159 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799F8B?: The complementary color is #9F798D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.