What color is #978F6A?

#978F6A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978F6A?

The RGB value is 151, 143, 106: 151 red, 143 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978F6A?

The complementary color is #6A7297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978F6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978F6A color

#978F6A rgb(151, 143, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978F6A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.1% green and 41.6% blue (151, 143, 106).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#978F6A color codes

HEX	`#978F6A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 143, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.22, -3.07, 20.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.22, 21.03, 98.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.187, 27.265, 17.569)`
Decimal	`9932650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978F6A, 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 #978F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #978F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978f6a; }
.text { color: #978f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 143 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978f6a, #89976a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #978F6A?: #978F6A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978F6A?: The RGB value is 151, 143, 106: 151 red, 143 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978F6A?: The complementary color is #6A7297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978F6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.