What color is #978C6F?

#978C6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978C6F?

The RGB value is 151, 140, 111: 151 red, 140 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978C6F?

The complementary color is #6F7A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978C6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978C6F color

#978C6F rgb(151, 140, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978C6F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.9% green and 43.5% blue (151, 140, 111).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#978C6F color codes

HEX	`#978C6F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 140, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 26%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.49, -0.69, 17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.49, 17.02, 92.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.01, 26.484, 18.83)`
Decimal	`9931887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978C6F, 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 #978C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #978C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978c6f; }
.text { color: #978c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 140 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978c6f, #8e976f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #978C6F?: #978C6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978C6F?: The RGB value is 151, 140, 111: 151 red, 140 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978C6F?: The complementary color is #6F7A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978C6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.