What color is #978834?

#978834 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978834?

The RGB value is 151, 136, 52: 151 red, 136 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978834?

The complementary color is #344397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978834?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978834 color

#978834 rgb(151, 136, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #978834 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.3% green and 20.4% blue (151, 136, 52).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 49% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 66% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#978834 color codes

HEX	`#978834`
RGB	`rgb(151, 136, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 49%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 66%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 66%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.52, -4.73, 45.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.52, 45.95, 95.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.187, 24.437, 6.796)`
Decimal	`9930804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978834, 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 #978834	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978834 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #978834 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978834; }
.text { color: #978834; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978834; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 136 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978834, #759734); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #978834?: #978834 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978834?: The RGB value is 151, 136, 52: 151 red, 136 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978834?: The complementary color is #344397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978834?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.