What color is #97977E?

#97977E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97977E?

The RGB value is 151, 151, 126: 151 red, 151 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97977E?

The complementary color is #7E7E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97977E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97977E color

#97977E rgb(151, 151, 126)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #97977E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 59.2% green and 49.4% blue (151, 151, 126).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#97977E color codes

HEX	`#97977E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 151, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 59.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.84, -4.45, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.84, 13.94, 108.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.595, 30.219, 24.114)`
Decimal	`9934718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97977E, 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 #97977E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97977E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #97977E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97977e; }
.text { color: #97977e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97977e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 151 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97977e, #8b977e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #97977E?: #97977E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97977E?: The RGB value is 151, 151, 126: 151 red, 151 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97977E?: The complementary color is #7E7E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97977E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.