What color is #97987F?

#97987F 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 #97987F?

The RGB value is 151, 152, 127: 151 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97987F?

The complementary color is #807F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97987F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97987F color

#97987F rgb(151, 152, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #97987F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 59.6% green and 49.8% blue (151, 152, 127).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#97987F color codes

HEX	`#97987F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 152, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 59.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.14, -4.83, 13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.14, 13.93, 110.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.821, 30.568, 24.509)`
Decimal	`9934975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97987F, 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 #97987F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97987F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #97987F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97987f; }
.text { color: #97987f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97987f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 152 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97987f, #8b987f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #97987F?: #97987F 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 #97987F?: The RGB value is 151, 152, 127: 151 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97987F?: The complementary color is #807F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97987F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.