What color is #979274?

#979274 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979274?

The RGB value is 151, 146, 116: 151 red, 146 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979274?

The complementary color is #747997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979274 color

#979274 rgb(151, 146, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979274 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 57.3% green and 45.5% blue (151, 146, 116).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#979274 color codes

HEX	`#979274`
RGB	`rgb(151, 146, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 57.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.25, -3.27, 16.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.25, 16.93, 101.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.194, 28.398, 20.621)`
Decimal	`9933428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979274, 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 #979274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #979274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979274; }
.text { color: #979274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 146 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979274, #8b9774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #979274?: #979274 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979274?: The RGB value is 151, 146, 116: 151 red, 146 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979274?: The complementary color is #747997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.