What color is #978D75?

#978D75 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978D75?

The RGB value is 151, 141, 117: 151 red, 141 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978D75?

The complementary color is #757F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978D75?

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.

#978D75 color

#978D75 rgb(151, 141, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978D75 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.3% green and 45.9% blue (151, 141, 117).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#978D75 color codes

HEX	`#978D75`
RGB	`rgb(151, 141, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.89, -0.35, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.89, 14.17, 91.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.498, 26.914, 20.678)`
Decimal	`9932149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978D75, 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 #978D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978D75 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 #978D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978d75; }
.text { color: #978d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 141 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978d75, #909775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #978D75?: #978D75 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978D75?: The RGB value is 151, 141, 117: 151 red, 141 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978D75?: The complementary color is #757F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978D75?: 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.