What color is #979700?

#979700 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979700?

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

What is the complementary color of #979700?

The complementary color is #000097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979700?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979700 color

#979700 rgb(151, 151, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979700 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 59.2% green and 0% blue (151, 151, 0).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Papyrus (#999911), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#979700 color codes

HEX	`#979700`
RGB	`rgb(151, 151, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 59.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 100%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, -14.58, 63.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 65.55, 102.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.83, 28.713, 4.287)`
Decimal	`9934592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979700, 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 #979700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #979700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979700; }
.text { color: #979700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 151 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979700, #4c9700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #979700?: #979700 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979700?: The RGB value is 151, 151, 0: 151 red, 151 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979700?: The complementary color is #000097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979700?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.