What color is #979878?

#979878 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979878?

The RGB value is 151, 152, 120: 151 red, 152 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979878?

The complementary color is #797898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979878 color

#979878 rgb(151, 152, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979878 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 59.6% green and 47.1% blue (151, 152, 120).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#979878 color codes

HEX	`#979878`
RGB	`rgb(151, 152, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 59.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, -5.95, 16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 17.8, 109.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.381, 30.392, 22.19)`
Decimal	`9934968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979878, 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 #979878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #979878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979878; }
.text { color: #979878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 152 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979878, #879878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #979878?: #979878 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979878?: The RGB value is 151, 152, 120: 151 red, 152 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979878?: The complementary color is #797898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.