What color is #97946B?

#97946B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97946B?

The RGB value is 151, 148, 107: 151 red, 148 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97946B?

The complementary color is #6B6E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97946B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97946B color

#97946B rgb(151, 148, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #97946B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58% green and 42% blue (151, 148, 107).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#97946B color codes

HEX	`#97946B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 148, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, -5.67, 22.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 22.86, 104.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.006, 28.821, 18.1)`
Decimal	`9933931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97946B, 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 #97946B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97946B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #97946B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97946b; }
.text { color: #97946b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97946b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 148 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97946b, #84976b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #97946B?: #97946B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97946B?: The RGB value is 151, 148, 107: 151 red, 148 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97946B?: The complementary color is #6B6E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97946B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.