What color is #979F79?

#979F79 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 #979F79?

The RGB value is 151, 159, 121: 151 red, 159 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979F79?

The complementary color is #81799F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979F79 color

#979F79 rgb(151, 159, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #979F79 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62.4% green and 47.5% blue (151, 159, 121).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#979F79 color codes

HEX	`#979F79`
RGB	`rgb(151, 159, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, -9.57, 18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 21.21, 116.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.612, 32.756, 22.901)`
Decimal	`9936761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979F79, 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 #979F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #979F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979f79; }
.text { color: #979f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 159 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979f79, #849f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #979F79?: #979F79 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 #979F79?: The RGB value is 151, 159, 121: 151 red, 159 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979F79?: The complementary color is #81799F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.