What color is #978D58?

#978D58 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978D58?

The RGB value is 151, 141, 88: 151 red, 141 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978D58?

The complementary color is #586297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978D58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978D58 color

#978D58 rgb(151, 141, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #978D58 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.3% green and 34.5% blue (151, 141, 88).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 26% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 42% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#978D58 color codes

HEX	`#978D58`
RGB	`rgb(151, 141, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 26%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 42%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 42%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.35, -4.24, 29.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.35, 29.9, 98.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.049, 26.334, 13.047)`
Decimal	`9932120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978D58, 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 #978D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #978D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978d58; }
.text { color: #978d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 141 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978d58, #819758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #978D58?: #978D58 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978D58?: The RGB value is 151, 141, 88: 151 red, 141 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978D58?: The complementary color is #586297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978D58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.