What color is #79A460?

#79A460 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A460?

The RGB value is 121, 164, 96: 121 red, 164 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A460?

The complementary color is #8B60A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A460?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A460 color

#79A460 rgb(121, 164, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #79A460 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 64.3% green and 37.6% blue (121, 164, 96).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 27% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Feels Good Man (#7CA25A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#79A460 color codes

HEX	`#79A460`
RGB	`rgb(121, 164, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 64.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 27%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 41%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 41%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, -27.26, 30.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 41.04, 131.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.271, 31.46, 15.91)`
Decimal	`7971936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A460, 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 #79A460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #79A460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a460; }
.text { color: #79a460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 164 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a460, #60a469); }

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Questions

What color is #79A460?: #79A460 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A460?: The RGB value is 121, 164, 96: 121 red, 164 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A460?: The complementary color is #8B60A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A460?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.