What color is #79A090?

#79A090 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A090?

The RGB value is 121, 160, 144: 121 red, 160 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A090?

The complementary color is #A07989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A090 color

#79A090 rgb(121, 160, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #79A090 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 62.7% green and 56.5% blue (121, 160, 144).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#79A090 color codes

HEX	`#79A090`
RGB	`rgb(121, 160, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 62.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 10%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.69, -16.76, 4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.69, 17.23, 166.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.488, 31.219, 31.063)`
Decimal	`7970960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A090, 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 #79A090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #79A090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a090; }
.text { color: #79a090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 160 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a090, #799da0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #79A090?: #79A090 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A090?: The RGB value is 121, 160, 144: 121 red, 160 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A090?: The complementary color is #A07989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.