What color is #978E3C?

#978E3C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978E3C?

The RGB value is 151, 142, 60: 151 red, 142 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978E3C?

The complementary color is #3C4597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978E3C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978E3C color

#978E3C rgb(151, 142, 60)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #978E3C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.7% green and 23.5% blue (151, 142, 60).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 43% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 60% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#978E3C color codes

HEX	`#978E3C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 142, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 43%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 60%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 60%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.28, -7.44, 43.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.28, 44.52, 99.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.252, 26.252, 8.117)`
Decimal	`9932348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978E3C, 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 #978E3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978E3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #978E3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978e3c; }
.text { color: #978e3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978e3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 142 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978e3c, #72973c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #978E3C?: #978E3C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978E3C?: The RGB value is 151, 142, 60: 151 red, 142 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978E3C?: The complementary color is #3C4597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978E3C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.