What color is #978D76?

#978D76 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978D76?

The RGB value is 151, 141, 118: 151 red, 141 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978D76?

The complementary color is #768097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978D76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978D76 color

#978D76 rgb(151, 141, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978D76 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.3% green and 46.3% blue (151, 141, 118).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#978D76 color codes

HEX	`#978D76`
RGB	`rgb(151, 141, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.92, -0.19, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.92, 13.63, 90.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.557, 26.938, 20.989)`
Decimal	`9932150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978D76, 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 #978D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #978D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978d76; }
.text { color: #978d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 141 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978d76, #919776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #978D76?: #978D76 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978D76?: The RGB value is 151, 141, 118: 151 red, 141 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978D76?: The complementary color is #768097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978D76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.