What color is #978C72?

#978C72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978C72?

The RGB value is 151, 140, 114: 151 red, 140 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978C72?

The complementary color is #727D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978C72?

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.

#978C72 color

#978C72 rgb(151, 140, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978C72 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.9% green and 44.7% blue (151, 140, 114).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 25% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#978C72 color codes

HEX	`#978C72`
RGB	`rgb(151, 140, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 25%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.56, -0.25, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.56, 15.4, 90.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.178, 26.551, 19.715)`
Decimal	`9931890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978C72, 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 #978C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978C72 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 #978C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978c72; }
.text { color: #978c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 140 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978c72, #909772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #978C72?: #978C72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978C72?: The RGB value is 151, 140, 114: 151 red, 140 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978C72?: The complementary color is #727D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978C72?: 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.