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#799A65 Color

#799A65 is rgb(121, 154, 101) in RGB, hsl(97, 21%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 34%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Green (#679267), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#799A65
HEX#799A65
RGBrgb(121, 154, 101)
HSLhsl(97, 21%, 50%)
HSVhsv(97, 34%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 34%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.084 134.2)
LABlab(60.08% -19.44 23.99)
LCHlch(60.08% 30.88 129.01)

What #799A65 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #799A65, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Russian Green#679267ΔE 7.47Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 8.39Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 9.11Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 11.85Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 13.11Sage#9CAF88ΔE 13.22

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#799A65 Channel Values

How #799A65 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 121 · G 154 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 21% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 34% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #799A65 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #799A65

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #799A65; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#799A65
Complementary
#86659A
Analogous
#949A65
Analogous
#659A6B
Triadic
#65799A
Triadic
#9A6579
Split comp.
#6B659A
Split comp.
#9A6594

Tints & Shades of #799A65

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8CA87A
#9FB690
#B1C5A6
#C1D1B8
#D4DFCE
#E7EDE3

Shades

#688557
#5A724B
#495D3C
#3A4A30
#293422
#1B2216

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #799A65.

How #799A65 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#799A65
Protanopia#959565
Protanomaly#8B9765
Deuteranopia#909066
Deuteranomaly#879466
Tritanopia#809595
Tritanomaly#7D9784
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #799A65 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-799a65: #799A65;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #799A65;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-799a65': '#799A65' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.604, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_799a65">#799A65</color>
SVG fillfill="#799A65"

More Green Colors

#799A65 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#799A65 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #799A65?

#799A65 is a mid-tone green — rgb(121, 154, 101) in RGB and hsl(97, 21%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Green (#679267), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.47.

What is the RGB value of #799A65?

#799A65 is rgb(121, 154, 101) — red 121, green 154, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #799A65?

#799A65 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 34%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #799A65 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #799A65 scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #799A65 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #799A65 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.81, which is visibly different.

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