79855B

#79855B closest to Green Relict

#79855B is a medium, muted green; the closest named color is Green Relict. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.2% green and 35.7% blue (rgb(121, 133, 91)). Its HSL value is 77° hue, 19% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black. #79855B is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.32:1.

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Variations of #79855B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#79855B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#79855B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #79855B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #89805D
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A8058
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #86815A
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #89805D
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #84825C
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7D817A
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7A836B
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #808080
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7E8178

#79855B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.95:1 Poor#79855B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.32:1 Good#79855B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#79855B in CSS

/* Green Relict */
.color { color: #79855B; }
.background { background-color: #79855B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #79855B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(121 133 91);
color: hsl(77 19% 44%);
color: oklch(0.596 0.062 121.3);

#79855B FAQ

What color is #79855B?

#79855B is a medium, muted green. Its closest named color is Green Relict. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #79855B?

#79855B is rgb(121, 133, 91) in RGB, hsl(77, 19%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 0%, 32%, 48%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #79855B?

The complementary color of #79855B is #675B85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #79855B?

Black text has the best contrast on #79855B: 5.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #79855B a warm or cool color?

#79855B is a cool color.