What color is #978F6D?

#978F6D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978F6D?

The RGB value is 151, 143, 109: 151 red, 143 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978F6D?

The complementary color is #6D7597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978F6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978F6D color

#978F6D rgb(151, 143, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #978F6D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.1% green and 42.7% blue (151, 143, 109).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% 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 6.47:1).

#978F6D color codes

HEX	`#978F6D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 143, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.28, -2.64, 19.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.28, 19.39, 97.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.345, 27.329, 18.405)`
Decimal	`9932653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978F6D, 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 #978F6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978F6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #978F6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978f6d; }
.text { color: #978f6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978f6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 143 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978f6d, #8a976d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #978F6D?: #978F6D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978F6D?: The RGB value is 151, 143, 109: 151 red, 143 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978F6D?: The complementary color is #6D7597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978F6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.