Information about #79896C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #79896C is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 137, 108) — 47.5% red, 53.7% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 11 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted yellow-green, #79896C carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Camouflage Green (#78866B). Slightly further away sit Green Grey (#77926F) and Flax Smoke (#7B8265).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(121, 137, 108)), which gives #79896C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. #79896C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#79896C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#79896C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79896C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79896C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79896C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#79896C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Bitter

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #79896C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Camouflage Green color link
Camouflage Green

#78866B

Green Grey color link
Green Grey

#77926F

Flax Smoke color link
Flax Smoke

#7B8265

Triple Lemon Grass color link
Triple Lemon Grass

#818068

Laurel color link
Laurel

#6E8D71

Smoke color link
Smoke

#738276

Xanadu color link
Xanadu

#738678

Bach color link
Bach

#839270

Cobblestone color link
Cobblestone

#807F73

Schist color link
Schist

#87876F

Blue Smoke color link
Blue Smoke

#78857A

Tapa color link
Tapa

#7C7C72

#79896C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79896C
  • RGB121, 137, 108
  • CMYK6, 0, 11, 46
  • CSSrgb(121, 137, 108)
  • HSL93°, 12%, 48%
  • HSL Precise93.103°, 11.837%, 48.039%
  • HSV93°, 21%, 54%
  • HSB93°, 21%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.537, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.537, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.537, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID79896C
  • DECIMAL ID7965036
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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