What color is #79AA74?

#79AA74 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 #79AA74?

The RGB value is 121, 170, 116: 121 red, 170 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79AA74?

The complementary color is #A574AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79AA74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79AA74 color

#79AA74 rgb(121, 170, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #79AA74 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 66.7% green and 45.5% blue (121, 170, 116).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#79AA74 color codes

HEX	`#79AA74`
RGB	`rgb(121, 170, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 66.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.02, -27.12, 22.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.02, 35.41, 139.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.411, 34.074, 21.758)`
Decimal	`7973492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79AA74, 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 #79AA74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79AA74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #79AA74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79aa74; }
.text { color: #79aa74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79aa74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 170 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79aa74, #74aa8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #79AA74?: #79AA74 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 #79AA74?: The RGB value is 121, 170, 116: 121 red, 170 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79AA74?: The complementary color is #A574AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79AA74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.