What color is #978939?

#978939 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978939?

The RGB value is 151, 137, 57: 151 red, 137 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978939?

The complementary color is #394797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978939?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978939 color

#978939 rgb(151, 137, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #978939 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.7% green and 22.4% blue (151, 137, 57).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 45% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 62% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#978939 color codes

HEX	`#978939`
RGB	`rgb(151, 137, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 45%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 62%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 62%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, -4.94, 43.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 44.01, 96.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.448, 24.767, 7.468)`
Decimal	`9931065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978939, 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 #978939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #978939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978939; }
.text { color: #978939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 137 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978939, #769739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #978939?: #978939 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978939?: The RGB value is 151, 137, 57: 151 red, 137 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978939?: The complementary color is #394797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978939?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.