What color is #978D41?

#978D41 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978D41?

The RGB value is 151, 141, 65: 151 red, 141 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978D41?

The complementary color is #414B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978D41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978D41 color

#978D41 rgb(151, 141, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #978D41 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.3% green and 25.5% blue (151, 141, 65).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 40% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 57% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#978D41 color codes

HEX	`#978D41`
RGB	`rgb(151, 141, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 40%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 57%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 57%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, -6.5, 41.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 41.72, 98.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.242, 26.012, 8.796)`
Decimal	`9932097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978D41, 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 #978D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #978D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978d41; }
.text { color: #978d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 141 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978d41, #769741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #978D41?: #978D41 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978D41?: The RGB value is 151, 141, 65: 151 red, 141 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978D41?: The complementary color is #414B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978D41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.