What color is #978074?

#978074 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978074?

The RGB value is 151, 128, 116: 151 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978074?

The complementary color is #748B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978074 color

#978074 rgb(151, 128, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978074 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 50.2% green and 45.5% blue (151, 128, 116).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#978074 color codes

HEX	`#978074`
RGB	`rgb(151, 128, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 50.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, 6.83, 9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 11.93, 55.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.634, 23.279, 19.768)`
Decimal	`9928820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978074, 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 #978074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #978074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978074; }
.text { color: #978074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 128 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978074, #979274); }

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Questions

What color is #978074?: #978074 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978074?: The RGB value is 151, 128, 116: 151 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978074?: The complementary color is #748B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.