What color is #979979?

#979979 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979979?

The RGB value is 151, 153, 121: 151 red, 153 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979979?

The complementary color is #7B7999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979979 color

#979979 rgb(151, 153, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979979 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60% green and 47.5% blue (151, 153, 121).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#979979 color codes

HEX	`#979979`
RGB	`rgb(151, 153, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, -6.34, 16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 17.79, 110.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.605, 30.743, 22.565)`
Decimal	`9935225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979979, 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 #979979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #979979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979979; }
.text { color: #979979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 153 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979979, #879979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #979979?: #979979 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979979?: The RGB value is 151, 153, 121: 151 red, 153 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979979?: The complementary color is #7B7999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.