What color is #978C81?

#978C81 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 #978C81?

The RGB value is 151, 140, 129: 151 red, 140 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978C81?

The complementary color is #818C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978C81 color

#978C81 rgb(151, 140, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978C81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.9% green and 50.6% blue (151, 140, 129).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#978C81 color codes

HEX	`#978C81`
RGB	`rgb(151, 140, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.9, 2.15, 7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.9, 7.66, 73.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.103, 26.921, 24.586)`
Decimal	`9931905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978C81, 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 #978C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #978C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978c81; }
.text { color: #978c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 140 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978c81, #979781); }

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Questions

What color is #978C81?: #978C81 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 #978C81?: The RGB value is 151, 140, 129: 151 red, 140 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978C81?: The complementary color is #818C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.