What color is #978940?

#978940 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978940?

The RGB value is 151, 137, 64: 151 red, 137 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978940?

The complementary color is #404E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978940?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978940 color

#978940 rgb(151, 137, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #978940 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.7% green and 25.1% blue (151, 137, 64).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 40% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 58% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#978940 color codes

HEX	`#978940`
RGB	`rgb(151, 137, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 40%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 58%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 58%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.92, -4.4, 40.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.92, 40.65, 96.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.634, 24.842, 8.452)`
Decimal	`9931072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978940, 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 #978940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #978940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978940; }
.text { color: #978940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 137 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978940, #7a9740); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #978940?: #978940 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978940?: The RGB value is 151, 137, 64: 151 red, 137 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978940?: The complementary color is #404E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978940?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.