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#799356 color: Piquant Green

#799356 is rgb(121, 147, 86) in RGB and oklch(62.796% 0.09057 127.63) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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86°
100%

62.8%
0.091
128°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #799356

#799356 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 62.8% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 128°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.43:1 contrast and black text 6.12:1, 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: #799356 mixed with white

  1. 799356
  2. 869e67
  3. 92a877
  4. 9fb388
  5. adbd98
  6. bac8a9
  7. c7d3ba
  8. d5decb
  9. e3e9dc
  10. f1f4ee

Darker: #799356 mixed with black

  1. 799356
  2. 687f4a
  3. 586c3e
  4. 485932
  5. 394727
  6. 2b361c
  7. 1d2512
  8. 101608
  9. 050802
  10. 010100

Calmer: #799356 with less saturation

  1. 799356
  2. 7b925c
  3. 7c9161
  4. 7e9067
  5. 7f8f6c
  6. 818e71
  7. 828d76
  8. 848c7b
  9. 858b7f
  10. 878a84

Questions about #799356

What color is #799356?

#799356 is soft lime. The closest named color is Piquant Green. In RGB it is rgb(121, 147, 86), in HSL hsl(85.57, 26.18%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.796% 0.09057 127.63).

What colors go well with #799356?

The complementary color of #799356 is #977ab3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #978945 and #569973. The triadic partners are #5a8dbd and #b7717e.

Is white or black text more readable on #799356?

White text reads better on #799356: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and black gives 6.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #799356 a warm or cool color?

#799356 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 128 degrees, its lightness 62.8% and its chroma 0.091.