What color is #979765?

#979765 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979765?

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

What is the complementary color of #979765?

The complementary color is #656597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979765?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979765 color

#979765 rgb(151, 151, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979765 is a grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#979765 color codes

HEX	`#979765`
RGB	`rgb(151, 151, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 59.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 33%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.35, -8.1, 26.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.35, 27.62, 107.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.178, 29.653, 16.654)`
Decimal	`9934693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979765, 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 #979765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #979765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979765; }
.text { color: #979765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 151 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979765, #7e9765); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #979765?: #979765 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979765?: The RGB value is 151, 151, 101: 151 red, 151 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979765?: The complementary color is #656597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979765?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.