What color is #978979?

#978979 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978979?

The RGB value is 151, 137, 121: 151 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978979?

The complementary color is #798797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978979 color

#978979 rgb(151, 137, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978979 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.7% green and 47.5% blue (151, 137, 121).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#978979 color codes

HEX	`#978979`
RGB	`rgb(151, 137, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.9, 2.52, 10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.9, 10.79, 76.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.159, 25.852, 21.75)`
Decimal	`9931129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978979, 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 #978979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #978979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978979; }
.text { color: #978979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 137 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978979, #969779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #978979?: #978979 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978979?: The RGB value is 151, 137, 121: 151 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978979?: The complementary color is #798797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.