What color is #79A776?

#79A776 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A776?

The RGB value is 121, 167, 118: 121 red, 167 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A776?

The complementary color is #A476A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A776 color

#79A776 rgb(121, 167, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #79A776 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 65.5% green and 46.3% blue (121, 167, 118).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#79A776 color codes

HEX	`#79A776`
RGB	`rgb(121, 167, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 65.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 29%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.17, -25.31, 20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.17, 32.59, 140.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.973, 33.009, 22.192)`
Decimal	`7972726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A776, 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 #79A776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #79A776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a776; }
.text { color: #79a776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 167 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a776, #76a78c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #79A776?: #79A776 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A776?: The RGB value is 121, 167, 118: 121 red, 167 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A776?: The complementary color is #A476A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.