What color is #97955D?

#97955D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97955D?

The RGB value is 151, 149, 93: 151 red, 149 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97955D?

The complementary color is #5D5F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97955D?

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.

#97955D color

#97955D rgb(151, 149, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #97955D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.4% green and 36.5% blue (151, 149, 93).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 38% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#97955D color codes

HEX	`#97955D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 149, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 38%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, -8.02, 29.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 30.91, 105.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.486, 28.865, 14.583)`
Decimal	`9934173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97955D, 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 #97955D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97955D 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 #97955D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97955d; }
.text { color: #97955d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97955d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 149 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97955d, #7c975d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #97955D?: #97955D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97955D?: The RGB value is 151, 149, 93: 151 red, 149 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97955D?: The complementary color is #5D5F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97955D?: 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.