What color is #979F82?

#979F82 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 #979F82?

The RGB value is 151, 159, 130: 151 red, 159 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979F82?

The complementary color is #8A829F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979F82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979F82 color

#979F82 rgb(151, 159, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #979F82 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62.4% green and 51% blue (151, 159, 130).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% 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 7.6:1).

#979F82 color codes

HEX	`#979F82`
RGB	`rgb(151, 159, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.15, -8.14, 14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.15, 16.37, 119.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.189, 32.987, 25.944)`
Decimal	`9936770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979F82, 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 #979F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #979F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979f82; }
.text { color: #979f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 159 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979f82, #899f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #979F82?: #979F82 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 #979F82?: The RGB value is 151, 159, 130: 151 red, 159 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979F82?: The complementary color is #8A829F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979F82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.