What color is #978948?

#978948 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978948?

The RGB value is 151, 137, 72: 151 red, 137 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978948?

The complementary color is #485697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978948?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978948 color

#978948 rgb(151, 137, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978948 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.7% green and 28.2% blue (151, 137, 72).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 35% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#978948 color codes

HEX	`#978948`
RGB	`rgb(151, 137, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 35%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 52%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.02, -3.7, 36.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.02, 36.64, 95.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.879, 24.939, 9.738)`
Decimal	`9931080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978948, 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 #978948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #978948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978948; }
.text { color: #978948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 137 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978948, #7e9748); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #978948?: #978948 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978948?: The RGB value is 151, 137, 72: 151 red, 137 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978948?: The complementary color is #485697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978948?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.