What color is #979B76?

#979B76 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 #979B76?

The RGB value is 151, 155, 118: 151 red, 155 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979B76?

The complementary color is #7A769B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979B76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979B76 color

#979B76 rgb(151, 155, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979B76 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60.8% green and 46.3% blue (151, 155, 118).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#979B76 color codes

HEX	`#979B76`
RGB	`rgb(151, 155, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 24%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.79, -7.88, 18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.79, 20.55, 112.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.754, 31.33, 21.721)`
Decimal	`9935734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979B76, 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 #979B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #979B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979b76; }
.text { color: #979b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 155 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979b76, #859b76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #979B76?: #979B76 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 #979B76?: The RGB value is 151, 155, 118: 151 red, 155 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979B76?: The complementary color is #7A769B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979B76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.