What color is #979582?

#979582 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979582?

The RGB value is 151, 149, 130: 151 red, 149 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979582?

The complementary color is #828497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979582?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979582 color

#979582 rgb(151, 149, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979582 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.4% green and 51% blue (151, 149, 130).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#979582 color codes

HEX	`#979582`
RGB	`rgb(151, 149, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.38, -2.69, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.38, 10.65, 104.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.539, 29.686, 25.394)`
Decimal	`9934210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979582, 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 #979582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #979582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979582; }
.text { color: #979582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 149 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979582, #8e9782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979582?: #979582 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979582?: The RGB value is 151, 149, 130: 151 red, 149 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979582?: The complementary color is #828497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979582?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.