What color is #979665?

#979665 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979665?

The RGB value is 151, 150, 101: 151 red, 150 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979665?

The complementary color is #656697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979665?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979665 color

#979665 rgb(151, 150, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979665 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.8% green and 39.6% blue (151, 150, 101).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 33% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#979665 color codes

HEX	`#979665`
RGB	`rgb(151, 150, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 33%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.07, -7.56, 26.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.07, 27.12, 106.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.018, 29.332, 16.6)`
Decimal	`9934437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979665, 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 #979665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #979665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979665; }
.text { color: #979665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 150 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979665, #7f9765); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #979665?: #979665 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979665?: The RGB value is 151, 150, 101: 151 red, 150 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979665?: The complementary color is #656697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979665?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.