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#799257 color: Piquant Green

#799257 is rgb(121, 146, 87) in RGB and oklch(62.574% 0.08782 127.465) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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85°
100%

62.6%
0.088
127°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #799257

#799257 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 62.6% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 127°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Piquant Green (#769358). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #799257 mixed with white

  1. 799257
  2. 869d68
  3. 92a778
  4. 9fb288
  5. acbd99
  6. bac8aa
  7. c7d3ba
  8. d5decb
  9. e3e9dc
  10. f1f4ee

Darker: #799257 mixed with black

  1. 799257
  2. 687e4b
  3. 586b3e
  4. 485833
  5. 394627
  6. 2b351c
  7. 1d2512
  8. 101608
  9. 050803
  10. 010100

Calmer: #799257 with less saturation

  1. 799257
  2. 7a915d
  3. 7c9062
  4. 7d8f67
  5. 7f8e6c
  6. 808d71
  7. 828c76
  8. 838b7a
  9. 858a7f
  10. 868983

Questions about #799257

What color is #799257?

#799257 is soft lime. The closest named color is Piquant Green. In RGB it is rgb(121, 146, 87), in HSL hsl(85.42, 25.32%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.574% 0.08782 127.465).

What colors go well with #799257?

The complementary color of #799257 is #967ab1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #968847 and #579873. The triadic partners are #5b8dba and #b5717e.

Is white or black text more readable on #799257?

White text reads better on #799257: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #799257 a warm or cool color?

#799257 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 127 degrees, its lightness 62.6% and its chroma 0.088.