What color is #974E00?

#974E00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Warm Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #974E00?

The RGB value is 151, 78, 0: 151 red, 78 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #974E00?

The complementary color is #004997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #974E00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#974E00 color

#974E00 rgb(151, 78, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #974E00 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 30.6% green and 0% blue (151, 78, 0).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 100% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Warm Brown (#964E02), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#974E00 color codes

HEX	`#974E00`
RGB	`rgb(151, 78, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 30.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 100%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 100%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.26, 26.28, 50.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.26, 57.12, 62.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.488, 12.03, 1.506)`
Decimal	`9915904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #974E00, 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 #974E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#974E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	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 #974E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #974e00; }
.text { color: #974e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #974e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 78 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #974e00, #949700); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #974E00?: #974E00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Warm Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #974E00?: The RGB value is 151, 78, 0: 151 red, 78 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #974E00?: The complementary color is #004997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #974E00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.