What color is #978E69?

#978E69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978E69?

The RGB value is 151, 142, 105: 151 red, 142 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978E69?

The complementary color is #697297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978E69?

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.

#978E69 color

#978E69 rgb(151, 142, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978E69 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.7% green and 41.2% blue (151, 142, 105).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% 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).

#978E69 color codes

HEX	`#978E69`
RGB	`rgb(151, 142, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.92, -2.65, 20.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.92, 21.13, 97.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.986, 26.946, 17.247)`
Decimal	`9932393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978E69, 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 #978E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978E69 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 #978E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978e69; }
.text { color: #978e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 142 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978e69, #899769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #978E69?: #978E69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978E69?: The RGB value is 151, 142, 105: 151 red, 142 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978E69?: The complementary color is #697297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978E69?: 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.