What color is #978930?

#978930 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978930?

The RGB value is 151, 137, 48: 151 red, 137 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978930?

The complementary color is #303E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978930?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978930 color

#978930 rgb(151, 137, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #978930 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.7% green and 18.8% blue (151, 137, 48).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 52% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 68% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#978930 color codes

HEX	`#978930`
RGB	`rgb(151, 137, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 52%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 68%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 68%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.77, -5.53, 47.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.77, 48.06, 96.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.243, 24.685, 6.389)`
Decimal	`9931056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978930, 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 #978930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #978930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978930; }
.text { color: #978930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 137 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978930, #729730); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #978930?: #978930 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978930?: The RGB value is 151, 137, 48: 151 red, 137 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978930?: The complementary color is #303E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978930?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.