What color is #979583?

#979583 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 #979583?

The RGB value is 151, 149, 131: 151 red, 149 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979583?

The complementary color is #838597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979583 color

#979583 rgb(151, 149, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979583 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.4% green and 51.4% blue (151, 149, 131).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#979583 color codes

HEX	`#979583`
RGB	`rgb(151, 149, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, -2.52, 9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 10.1, 104.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.606, 29.713, 25.749)`
Decimal	`9934211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979583, 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 #979583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #979583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979583; }
.text { color: #979583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 149 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979583, #8f9783); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979583?: #979583 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 #979583?: The RGB value is 151, 149, 131: 151 red, 149 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979583?: The complementary color is #838597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.