What color is #979D84?

#979D84 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979D84?

The RGB value is 151, 157, 132: 151 red, 157 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979D84?

The complementary color is #8A849D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979D84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979D84 color

#979D84 rgb(151, 157, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #979D84 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 61.6% green and 51.8% blue (151, 157, 132).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#979D84 color codes

HEX	`#979D84`
RGB	`rgb(151, 157, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 61.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.64, -6.73, 12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.64, 14.08, 118.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.984, 32.359, 26.544)`
Decimal	`9936260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979D84, 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 #979D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #979D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979d84; }
.text { color: #979d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 157 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979d84, #8b9d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #979D84?: #979D84 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979D84?: The RGB value is 151, 157, 132: 151 red, 157 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979D84?: The complementary color is #8A849D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979D84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.