What color is #79A25D?

#79A25D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A25D?

The RGB value is 121, 162, 93: 121 red, 162 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A25D?

The complementary color is #865DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A25D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A25D color

#79A25D rgb(121, 162, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #79A25D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 63.5% green and 36.5% blue (121, 162, 93).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 27% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Frankenstein (#7BA05B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#79A25D color codes

HEX	`#79A25D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 162, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 63.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 27%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 43%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 43%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.25, -26.7, 31.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.25, 41.25, 130.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.781, 30.695, 15.078)`
Decimal	`7971421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A25D, 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 #79A25D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A25D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #79A25D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a25d; }
.text { color: #79a25d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a25d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 162 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a25d, #5da264); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79A25D?: #79A25D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A25D?: The RGB value is 121, 162, 93: 121 red, 162 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A25D?: The complementary color is #865DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A25D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.