What color is #979269?

#979269 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979269?

The RGB value is 151, 146, 105: 151 red, 146 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979269?

The complementary color is #696E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979269 color

#979269 rgb(151, 146, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979269 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 57.3% green and 41.2% blue (151, 146, 105).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 30% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#979269 color codes

HEX	`#979269`
RGB	`rgb(151, 146, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 57.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 30%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.03, -4.85, 22.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.03, 22.97, 102.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.591, 28.158, 17.449)`
Decimal	`9933417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979269, 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 #979269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #979269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979269; }
.text { color: #979269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 146 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979269, #859769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #979269?: #979269 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979269?: The RGB value is 151, 146, 105: 151 red, 146 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979269?: The complementary color is #696E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.