What color is #978B52?

#978B52 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978B52?

The RGB value is 151, 139, 82: 151 red, 139 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978B52?

The complementary color is #525E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978B52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978B52 color

#978B52 rgb(151, 139, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978B52 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.5% green and 32.2% blue (151, 139, 82).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 46% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#978B52 color codes

HEX	`#978B52`
RGB	`rgb(151, 139, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 46%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 46%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.71, -3.8, 32.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.71, 32.24, 96.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.519, 25.655, 11.694)`
Decimal	`9931602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978B52, 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 #978B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #978B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978b52; }
.text { color: #978b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 139 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978b52, #809752); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #978B52?: #978B52 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978B52?: The RGB value is 151, 139, 82: 151 red, 139 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978B52?: The complementary color is #525E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978B52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.