What color is #79A282?

#79A282 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A282?

The RGB value is 121, 162, 130: 121 red, 162 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A282?

The complementary color is #A27999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A282 color

#79A282 rgb(121, 162, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #79A282 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 63.5% green and 51% blue (121, 162, 130).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#79A282 color codes

HEX	`#79A282`
RGB	`rgb(121, 162, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 63.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.94, -20.62, 12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.94, 23.96, 149.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.834, 31.516, 25.89)`
Decimal	`7971458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A282, 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 #79A282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #79A282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a282; }
.text { color: #79a282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 162 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a282, #79a296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #79A282?: #79A282 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A282?: The RGB value is 121, 162, 130: 121 red, 162 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A282?: The complementary color is #A27999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.