What color is #978E75?

#978E75 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978E75?

The RGB value is 151, 142, 117: 151 red, 142 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978E75?

The complementary color is #757E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978E75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978E75 color

#978E75 rgb(151, 142, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978E75 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.7% green and 45.9% blue (151, 142, 117).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#978E75 color codes

HEX	`#978E75`
RGB	`rgb(151, 142, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.17, -0.9, 14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.17, 14.58, 93.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.646, 27.21, 20.727)`
Decimal	`9932405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978E75, 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 #978E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #978E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978e75; }
.text { color: #978e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 142 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978e75, #8f9775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #978E75?: #978E75 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978E75?: The RGB value is 151, 142, 117: 151 red, 142 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978E75?: The complementary color is #757E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978E75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.