What color is #979179?

#979179 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979179?

The RGB value is 151, 145, 121: 151 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979179?

The complementary color is #797F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979179 color

#979179 rgb(151, 145, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #979179 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.9% green and 47.5% blue (151, 145, 121).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#979179 color codes

HEX	`#979179`
RGB	`rgb(151, 145, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.08, -1.95, 13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.08, 13.7, 98.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.339, 28.211, 22.143)`
Decimal	`9933177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979179, 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 #979179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #979179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979179; }
.text { color: #979179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 145 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979179, #8e9779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979179?: #979179 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979179?: The RGB value is 151, 145, 121: 151 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979179?: The complementary color is #797F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.