What color is #978C78?

#978C78 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978C78?

The RGB value is 151, 140, 120: 151 red, 140 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978C78?

The complementary color is #788397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978C78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978C78 color

#978C78 rgb(151, 140, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978C78 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.9% green and 47.1% blue (151, 140, 120).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#978C78 color codes

HEX	`#978C78`
RGB	`rgb(151, 140, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.69, 0.68, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.69, 12.2, 86.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.531, 26.692, 21.573)`
Decimal	`9931896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978C78, 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 #978C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #978C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978c78; }
.text { color: #978c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 140 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978c78, #939778); }

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Questions

What color is #978C78?: #978C78 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978C78?: The RGB value is 151, 140, 120: 151 red, 140 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978C78?: The complementary color is #788397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978C78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.