What color is #979374?

#979374 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 #979374?

The RGB value is 151, 147, 116: 151 red, 147 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979374?

The complementary color is #747897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979374 color

#979374 rgb(151, 147, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979374 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 57.6% green and 45.5% blue (151, 147, 116).

Its hue angle is 53°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#979374 color codes

HEX	`#979374`
RGB	`rgb(151, 147, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 57.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, -3.82, 16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 17.41, 102.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.349, 28.708, 20.673)`
Decimal	`9933684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979374, 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 #979374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #979374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979374; }
.text { color: #979374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 147 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979374, #8a9774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #979374?: #979374 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 #979374?: The RGB value is 151, 147, 116: 151 red, 147 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979374?: The complementary color is #747897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.