What color is #997B00?

#997B00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997B00?

The RGB value is 153, 123, 0: 153 red, 123 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997B00?

The complementary color is #001E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997B00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997B00 color

#997B00 rgb(153, 123, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997B00 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 48.2% green and 0% blue (153, 123, 0).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 100% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fernweh (#977B2F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#997B00 color codes

HEX	`#997B00`
RGB	`rgb(153, 123, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 48.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 100%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, 1.58, 58.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 58.54, 88.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.221, 20.94, 2.977)`
Decimal	`10058496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997B00, 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 #997B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	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 #997B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997b00; }
.text { color: #997b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 123 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997b00, #6a9900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #997B00?: #997B00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997B00?: The RGB value is 153, 123, 0: 153 red, 123 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997B00?: The complementary color is #001E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997B00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.