What color is #978B55?

#978B55 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 #978B55?

The RGB value is 151, 139, 85: 151 red, 139 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978B55?

The complementary color is #556197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978B55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978B55 color

#978B55 rgb(151, 139, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978B55 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.5% green and 33.3% blue (151, 139, 85).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#978B55 color codes

HEX	`#978B55`
RGB	`rgb(151, 139, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.75, -3.48, 30.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.75, 30.65, 96.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.635, 25.701, 12.308)`
Decimal	`9931605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978B55, 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 #978B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #978B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978b55; }
.text { color: #978b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 139 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978b55, #829755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #978B55?: #978B55 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 #978B55?: The RGB value is 151, 139, 85: 151 red, 139 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978B55?: The complementary color is #556197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978B55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.