What color is #978076?

#978076 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978076?

The RGB value is 151, 128, 118: 151 red, 128 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978076?

The complementary color is #768D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978076 color

#978076 rgb(151, 128, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978076 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 50.2% green and 46.3% blue (151, 128, 118).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#978076 color codes

HEX	`#978076`
RGB	`rgb(151, 128, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 50.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.41, 7.15, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.41, 11.26, 50.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.752, 23.326, 20.387)`
Decimal	`9928822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978076, 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 #978076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #978076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978076; }
.text { color: #978076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 128 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978076, #979176); }

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Questions

What color is #978076?: #978076 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978076?: The RGB value is 151, 128, 118: 151 red, 128 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978076?: The complementary color is #768D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.