What color is #979682?

#979682 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979682?

The RGB value is 151, 150, 130: 151 red, 150 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979682?

The complementary color is #828397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979682 color

#979682 rgb(151, 150, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979682 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.8% green and 51% blue (151, 150, 130).

Its hue angle is 57°, 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 Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#979682 color codes

HEX	`#979682`
RGB	`rgb(151, 150, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.66, -3.24, 10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.66, 11.18, 106.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.698, 30.004, 25.447)`
Decimal	`9934466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979682, 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 #979682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	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 #979682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979682; }
.text { color: #979682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 150 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979682, #8d9782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979682?: #979682 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979682?: The RGB value is 151, 150, 130: 151 red, 150 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979682?: The complementary color is #828397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.