What color is #79AA8E?

#79AA8E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79AA8E?

The RGB value is 121, 170, 142: 121 red, 170 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79AA8E?

The complementary color is #AA7995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79AA8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79AA8E color

#79AA8E rgb(121, 170, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #79AA8E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 66.7% green and 55.7% blue (121, 170, 142).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#79AA8E color codes

HEX	`#79AA8E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 170, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 66.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.57, -22.32, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.57, 24.16, 157.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.141, 34.766, 30.866)`
Decimal	`7973518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79AA8E, 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 #79AA8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79AA8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #79AA8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79aa8e; }
.text { color: #79aa8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79aa8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 170 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79aa8e, #79aaa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #79AA8E?: #79AA8E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79AA8E?: The RGB value is 121, 170, 142: 121 red, 170 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79AA8E?: The complementary color is #AA7995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79AA8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.