What color is #79B275?

#79B275 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79B275?

The RGB value is 121, 178, 117: 121 red, 178 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79B275?

The complementary color is #AE75B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79B275?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79B275 color

#79B275 rgb(121, 178, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #79B275 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 69.8% green and 45.9% blue (121, 178, 117).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 28% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#79B275 color codes

HEX	`#79B275`
RGB	`rgb(121, 178, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 69.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 28%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 34%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 34%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.42, -30.82, 25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.42, 39.96, 140.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.015, 37.189, 22.581)`
Decimal	`7975541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79B275, 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 #79B275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79B275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #79B275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79b275; }
.text { color: #79b275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79b275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 178 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79b275, #75b290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #79B275?: #79B275 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79B275?: The RGB value is 121, 178, 117: 121 red, 178 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79B275?: The complementary color is #AE75B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79B275?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.