What color is #978C59?

#978C59 is a desaturated yellow known as In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of In a Pickle?

The RGB value is 151, 140, 89: 151 red, 140 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of In a Pickle?

The complementary color is #596497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978C59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

In a Pickle color: hex code #978C59

#978C59 rgb(151, 140, 89)

Shades of brown

In a Pickle has the hex code #978C59. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.9% green and 34.9% blue (151, 140, 89).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 26% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 41% yellow and 41% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

In a Pickle (#978C59) color codes

HEX	`#978C59`
RGB	`rgb(151, 140, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 26%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 41%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, -3.58, 28.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 28.94, 97.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.944, 26.057, 13.218)`
Decimal	`9931865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with In a Pickle, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #978C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #978C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978c59; }
.text { color: #978c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 140 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978c59, #839759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #978C59 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #978C59?: #978C59 is a desaturated yellow known as In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of In a Pickle?: The RGB value is 151, 140, 89: 151 red, 140 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of In a Pickle?: The complementary color is #596497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978C59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.