What color is #79AF5F?

#79AF5F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Arugula. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79AF5F?

The RGB value is 121, 175, 95: 121 red, 175 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79AF5F?

The complementary color is #955FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79AF5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79AF5F color

#79AF5F rgb(121, 175, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #79AF5F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 68.6% green and 37.3% blue (121, 175, 95).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 33% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Arugula (#75AD5B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#79AF5F color codes

HEX	`#79AF5F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 175, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 68.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 33%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 46%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 46%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.17, -32.65, 35.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.17, 48.13, 132.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.28, 35.55, 16.354)`
Decimal	`7974751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79AF5F, 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 #79AF5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79AF5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #79AF5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79af5f; }
.text { color: #79af5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79af5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 175 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79af5f, #5faf6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #79AF5F?: #79AF5F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Arugula. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79AF5F?: The RGB value is 121, 175, 95: 121 red, 175 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79AF5F?: The complementary color is #955FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79AF5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.