What color is #979D7B?

#979D7B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979D7B?

The RGB value is 151, 157, 123: 151 red, 157 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979D7B?

The complementary color is #817B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979D7B color

#979D7B rgb(151, 157, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #979D7B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 61.6% green and 48.2% blue (151, 157, 123).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#979D7B color codes

HEX	`#979D7B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 157, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 61.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.44, -8.19, 17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.44, 18.97, 115.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.394, 32.123, 23.44)`
Decimal	`9936251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979D7B, 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 #979D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #979D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979d7b; }
.text { color: #979d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 157 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979d7b, #869d7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #979D7B?: #979D7B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979D7B?: The RGB value is 151, 157, 123: 151 red, 157 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979D7B?: The complementary color is #817B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.