Close to Dark Olive Green
#797939
#797939 is a dark, muted yellow, close to the color Dark Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 47.5% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 36% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #797939.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.56:1 AABlack text on this color
4.61:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.56:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.61:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #797939 as they’d see it.
#797939 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #797939
What color is #797939?
#797939 is a dark, muted yellow, close to the color Dark Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 47.5% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 36% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #797939 in RGB?
#797939 is rgb(121, 121, 57): 121 red, 121 green, and 57 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #797939 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 53, 53). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #797939?
PANTONE 7497 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #797939?
Its complement #746FAC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.