What color is #79AC60?

#79AC60 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Arugula. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79AC60?

The RGB value is 121, 172, 96: 121 red, 172 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79AC60?

The complementary color is #9360AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79AC60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79AC60 color

#79AC60 rgb(121, 172, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #79AC60 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 67.5% green and 37.6% blue (121, 172, 96).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 31% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Arugula (#75AD5B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#79AC60 color codes

HEX	`#79AC60`
RGB	`rgb(121, 172, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 67.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 31%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 44%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 44%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.29, -31.11, 33.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.29, 45.89, 132.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.748, 34.414, 16.403)`
Decimal	`7973984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79AC60, 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 #79AC60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79AC60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #79AC60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79ac60; }
.text { color: #79ac60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79ac60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 172 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79ac60, #60ac6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #79AC60?: #79AC60 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Arugula. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79AC60?: The RGB value is 121, 172, 96: 121 red, 172 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79AC60?: The complementary color is #9360AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79AC60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.