What color is #97936D?

#97936D 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 #97936D?

The RGB value is 151, 147, 109: 151 red, 147 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97936D?

The complementary color is #6D7197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97936D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97936D color

#97936D rgb(151, 147, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #97936D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 57.6% green and 42.7% blue (151, 147, 109).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 28% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#97936D color codes

HEX	`#97936D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 147, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 57.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 28%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, -4.85, 20.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 21.27, 103.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.957, 28.551, 18.609)`
Decimal	`9933677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97936D, 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 #97936D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97936D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #97936D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97936d; }
.text { color: #97936d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97936d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 147 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97936d, #86976d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #97936D?: #97936D 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 #97936D?: The RGB value is 151, 147, 109: 151 red, 147 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97936D?: The complementary color is #6D7197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97936D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.