Recognised as Colour
#797B59
- #797B59
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#797B59 is a yellow with RGB values 121, 123, 89 and HSL 64°, 16%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#797B59#797B59
HEX#797B59
RGBrgb(121, 123, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4824, 0.349
RGB percentages47.5%, 48.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(63.5, 16%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.5, 27.6%, 48.2%)
CMYK1.6%, 0%, 27.6%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,961,433
CSS custom property--colour: #797B59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#8684A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B597B
Analogous#7B6C59, #687B59
Triadic#59797B, #7B5979
Split complementary#59687B, #6C597B
Tetradic#597B6C, #5B597B, #7B5968
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G123
B89
Red121 (47.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue63.53°
Saturation (HSL)16.04%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7B · B 59
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