What color is #978C5B?

#978C5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978C5B?

The RGB value is 151, 140, 91: 151 red, 140 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978C5B?

The complementary color is #5B6697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978C5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978C5B color

#978C5B rgb(151, 140, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978C5B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.9% green and 35.7% blue (151, 140, 91).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 40% 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 6.22:1).

#978C5B color codes

HEX	`#978C5B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 140, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 40%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 40%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.12, -3.34, 27.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.12, 27.86, 96.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.029, 26.092, 13.666)`
Decimal	`9931867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978C5B, 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 #978C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #978C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978c5b; }
.text { color: #978c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 140 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978c5b, #84975b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #978C5B?: #978C5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978C5B?: The RGB value is 151, 140, 91: 151 red, 140 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978C5B?: The complementary color is #5B6697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978C5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.