What color is #949978?

#949978 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949978?

The RGB value is 148, 153, 120: 148 red, 153 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949978?

The complementary color is #7D7899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949978?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949978 color

#949978 rgb(148, 153, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #949978 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60% green and 47.1% blue (148, 153, 120).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#949978 color codes

HEX	`#949978`
RGB	`rgb(148, 153, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, -7.67, 16.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 18.45, 114.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.994, 30.435, 22.218)`
Decimal	`9738616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949978, 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 #949978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #949978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949978; }
.text { color: #949978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 153 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949978, #849978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #949978?: #949978 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949978?: The RGB value is 148, 153, 120: 148 red, 153 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949978?: The complementary color is #7D7899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949978?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.