What color is #979555?

#979555 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979555?

The RGB value is 151, 149, 85: 151 red, 149 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979555?

The complementary color is #555797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979555?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979555 color

#979555 rgb(151, 149, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979555 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.4% green and 33.3% blue (151, 149, 85).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 28% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 44% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#979555 color codes

HEX	`#979555`
RGB	`rgb(151, 149, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 28%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 44%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 44%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.54, -8.93, 33.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.54, 35.12, 104.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.15, 28.731, 12.813)`
Decimal	`9934165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979555, 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 #979555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #979555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979555; }
.text { color: #979555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 149 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979555, #789755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #979555?: #979555 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979555?: The RGB value is 151, 149, 85: 151 red, 149 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979555?: The complementary color is #555797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979555?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.