What color is #79B078?

#79B078 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79B078?

The RGB value is 121, 176, 120: 121 red, 176 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79B078?

The complementary color is #AF78B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79B078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79B078 color

#79B078 rgb(121, 176, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #79B078 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 69% green and 47.1% blue (121, 176, 120).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#79B078 color codes

HEX	`#79B078`
RGB	`rgb(121, 176, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 69%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 32%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, -29.36, 23.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 37.37, 141.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.8, 36.471, 23.393)`
Decimal	`7975032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79B078, 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 #79B078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79B078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #79B078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79b078; }
.text { color: #79b078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79b078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 176 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79b078, #78b093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #79B078?: #79B078 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79B078?: The RGB value is 121, 176, 120: 121 red, 176 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79B078?: The complementary color is #AF78B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79B078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.