What color is #979578?

#979578 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 #979578?

The RGB value is 151, 149, 120: 151 red, 149 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979578?

The complementary color is #787A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979578?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979578 color

#979578 rgb(151, 149, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979578 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.4% green and 47.1% blue (151, 149, 120).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#979578 color codes

HEX	`#979578`
RGB	`rgb(151, 149, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.16, -4.31, 15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.16, 16.21, 105.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.9, 29.431, 22.029)`
Decimal	`9934200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979578, 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 #979578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #979578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979578; }
.text { color: #979578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 149 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979578, #8a9778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #979578?: #979578 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 #979578?: The RGB value is 151, 149, 120: 151 red, 149 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979578?: The complementary color is #787A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979578?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.