What color is #979380?

#979380 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979380?

The RGB value is 151, 147, 128: 151 red, 147 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979380?

The complementary color is #808497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979380 color

#979380 rgb(151, 147, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979380 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 57.6% green and 50.2% blue (151, 147, 128).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#979380 color codes

HEX	`#979380`
RGB	`rgb(151, 147, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 57.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.79, -1.92, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.79, 10.77, 100.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.092, 29.006, 24.589)`
Decimal	`9933696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979380, 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 #979380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #979380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979380; }
.text { color: #979380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 147 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979380, #909780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979380?: #979380 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979380?: The RGB value is 151, 147, 128: 151 red, 147 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979380?: The complementary color is #808497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.