What color is #979173?

#979173 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 #979173?

The RGB value is 151, 145, 115: 151 red, 145 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979173?

The complementary color is #737997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979173?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979173 color

#979173 rgb(151, 145, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #979173 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.9% green and 45.1% blue (151, 145, 115).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#979173 color codes

HEX	`#979173`
RGB	`rgb(151, 145, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, -2.87, 16.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 17, 99.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.982, 28.068, 20.265)`
Decimal	`9933171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979173, 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 #979173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #979173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979173; }
.text { color: #979173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 145 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979173, #8b9773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #979173?: #979173 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 #979173?: The RGB value is 151, 145, 115: 151 red, 145 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979173?: The complementary color is #737997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979173?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.