Close to Olive Drab
#799C21
#799C21 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Olive Drab. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 61.2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 77°, with 65% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #799C21.
Split complementary
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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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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #799C21 as they’d see it.
#799C21 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 #799C21
What color is #799C21?
#799C21 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Olive Drab. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 61.2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 77°, with 65% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #799C21 in RGB?
#799C21 is rgb(121, 156, 33): 121 red, 156 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #799C21 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(22, 0, 79, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #799C21?
PANTONE 377 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #799C21?
Its complement #A47BE8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.