What color is #979967?

#979967 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979967?

The RGB value is 151, 153, 103: 151 red, 153 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979967?

The complementary color is #696799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979967?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979967 color

#979967 rgb(151, 153, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979967 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60% green and 40.4% blue (151, 153, 103).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#979967 color codes

HEX	`#979967`
RGB	`rgb(151, 153, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 33%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.95, -8.92, 26.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.95, 27.58, 108.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.602, 30.341, 17.284)`
Decimal	`9935207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979967, 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 #979967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #979967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979967; }
.text { color: #979967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 153 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979967, #7e9967); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #979967?: #979967 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979967?: The RGB value is 151, 153, 103: 151 red, 153 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979967?: The complementary color is #696799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979967?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.