What color is #978E6B?

#978E6B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978E6B?

The RGB value is 151, 142, 107: 151 red, 142 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978E6B?

The complementary color is #6B7497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978E6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978E6B color

#978E6B rgb(151, 142, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978E6B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.7% green and 42% blue (151, 142, 107).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#978E6B color codes

HEX	`#978E6B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 142, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.96, -2.37, 19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.96, 20.04, 96.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.09, 26.987, 17.795)`
Decimal	`9932395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978E6B, 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 #978E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #978E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978e6b; }
.text { color: #978e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 142 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978e6b, #8a976b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #978E6B?: #978E6B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978E6B?: The RGB value is 151, 142, 107: 151 red, 142 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978E6B?: The complementary color is #6B7497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978E6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.