What color is #979477?

#979477 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 #979477?

The RGB value is 151, 148, 119: 151 red, 148 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979477?

The complementary color is #777A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979477?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979477 color

#979477 rgb(151, 148, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979477 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58% green and 46.7% blue (151, 148, 119).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#979477 color codes

HEX	`#979477`
RGB	`rgb(151, 148, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.86, -3.91, 15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.86, 16.25, 103.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.682, 29.091, 21.659)`
Decimal	`9933943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979477, 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 #979477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #979477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979477; }
.text { color: #979477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 148 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979477, #8a9777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #979477?: #979477 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 #979477?: The RGB value is 151, 148, 119: 151 red, 148 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979477?: The complementary color is #777A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979477?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.