What color is #979379?

#979379 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979379?

The RGB value is 151, 147, 121: 151 red, 147 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979379?

The complementary color is #797D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979379 color

#979379 rgb(151, 147, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979379 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 57.6% green and 47.5% blue (151, 147, 121).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#979379 color codes

HEX	`#979379`
RGB	`rgb(151, 147, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 57.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.63, -3.05, 14.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.63, 14.65, 102.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.647, 28.828, 22.246)`
Decimal	`9933689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979379, 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 #979379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #979379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979379; }
.text { color: #979379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 147 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979379, #8c9779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979379?: #979379 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979379?: The RGB value is 151, 147, 121: 151 red, 147 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979379?: The complementary color is #797D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.