What color is #978943?

#978943 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978943?

The RGB value is 151, 137, 67: 151 red, 137 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978943?

The complementary color is #435197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978943?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978943 color

#978943 rgb(151, 137, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978943 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.7% green and 26.3% blue (151, 137, 67).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 39% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 56% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#978943 color codes

HEX	`#978943`
RGB	`rgb(151, 137, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 39%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 56%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 56%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.96, -4.14, 38.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.96, 39.16, 96.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.722, 24.877, 8.914)`
Decimal	`9931075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978943, 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 #978943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #978943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978943; }
.text { color: #978943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 137 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978943, #7b9743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #978943?: #978943 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978943?: The RGB value is 151, 137, 67: 151 red, 137 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978943?: The complementary color is #435197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978943?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.