What color is #979F7D?

#979F7D 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 #979F7D?

The RGB value is 151, 159, 125: 151 red, 159 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979F7D?

The complementary color is #857D9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979F7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979F7D color

#979F7D rgb(151, 159, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #979F7D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62.4% green and 49% blue (151, 159, 125).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#979F7D color codes

HEX	`#979F7D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 159, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.04, -8.95, 16.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.04, 19.06, 118)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.862, 32.856, 24.219)`
Decimal	`9936765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979F7D, 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 #979F7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979F7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #979F7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979f7d; }
.text { color: #979f7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979f7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 159 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979f7d, #869f7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #979F7D?: #979F7D 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 #979F7D?: The RGB value is 151, 159, 125: 151 red, 159 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979F7D?: The complementary color is #857D9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979F7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.