What color is #979E68?

#979E68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979E68?

The RGB value is 151, 158, 104: 151 red, 158 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979E68?

The complementary color is #6F689E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979E68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979E68 color

#979E68 rgb(151, 158, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #979E68 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62% green and 40.8% blue (151, 158, 104).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#979E68 color codes

HEX	`#979E68`
RGB	`rgb(151, 158, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 34%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.37, -11.46, 27.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.37, 29.73, 112.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.488, 32.033, 17.829)`
Decimal	`9936488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979E68, 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 #979E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #979E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979e68; }
.text { color: #979e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 158 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979e68, #7c9e68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #979E68?: #979E68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979E68?: The RGB value is 151, 158, 104: 151 red, 158 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979E68?: The complementary color is #6F689E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979E68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.