What color is #978B7D?

#978B7D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978B7D?

The RGB value is 151, 139, 125: 151 red, 139 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978B7D?

The complementary color is #7D8997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978B7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978B7D color

#978B7D rgb(151, 139, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978B7D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.5% green and 49% blue (151, 139, 125).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#978B7D color codes

HEX	`#978B7D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 139, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.53, 2.05, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.53, 9.34, 77.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.697, 26.526, 23.164)`
Decimal	`9931645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978B7D, 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 #978B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #978B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978b7d; }
.text { color: #978b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 139 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978b7d, #96977d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #978B7D?: #978B7D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978B7D?: The RGB value is 151, 139, 125: 151 red, 139 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978B7D?: The complementary color is #7D8997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978B7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.