What color is #97906E?

#97906E 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 #97906E?

The RGB value is 151, 144, 110: 151 red, 144 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97906E?

The complementary color is #6E7597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97906E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97906E color

#97906E rgb(151, 144, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #97906E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.5% green and 43.1% blue (151, 144, 110).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#97906E color codes

HEX	`#97906E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 144, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.57, -3.05, 19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.57, 19.29, 99.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.55, 27.652, 18.74)`
Decimal	`9932910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97906E, 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 #97906E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97906E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #97906E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97906e; }
.text { color: #97906e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97906e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 144 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97906e, #8a976e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #97906E?: #97906E 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 #97906E?: The RGB value is 151, 144, 110: 151 red, 144 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97906E?: The complementary color is #6E7597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97906E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.