What color is #978B58?

#978B58 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 #978B58?

The RGB value is 151, 139, 88: 151 red, 139 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978B58?

The complementary color is #586497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978B58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978B58 color

#978B58 rgb(151, 139, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978B58 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.5% green and 34.5% blue (151, 139, 88).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 26% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#978B58 color codes

HEX	`#978B58`
RGB	`rgb(151, 139, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 26%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 42%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.8, -3.14, 28.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.8, 29.06, 96.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.757, 25.75, 12.949)`
Decimal	`9931608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978B58, 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 #978B58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978B58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #978B58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978b58; }
.text { color: #978b58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978b58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 139 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978b58, #849758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #978B58?: #978B58 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 #978B58?: The RGB value is 151, 139, 88: 151 red, 139 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978B58?: The complementary color is #586497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978B58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.