What color is #978273?

#978273 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978273?

The RGB value is 151, 130, 115: 151 red, 130 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978273?

The complementary color is #738897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978273?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978273 color

#978273 rgb(151, 130, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978273 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 51% green and 45.1% blue (151, 130, 115).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 24% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#978273 color codes

HEX	`#978273`
RGB	`rgb(151, 130, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 51%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.87, 5.54, 11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.87, 12.39, 63.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.84, 23.783, 19.551)`
Decimal	`9929331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978273, 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 #978273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #978273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978273; }
.text { color: #978273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 130 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978273, #979473); }

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Questions

What color is #978273?: #978273 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978273?: The RGB value is 151, 130, 115: 151 red, 130 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978273?: The complementary color is #738897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978273?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.