Recognised as Colour
#978F6D
- #978F6D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#978F6D is a yellow with RGB values 151, 143, 109 and HSL 49°, 17%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#978F6D#978F6D
HEX#978F6D
RGBrgb(151, 143, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5608, 0.4275
RGB percentages59.2%, 56.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(48.6, 16.8%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 27.8%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 27.8%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,932,653
CSS custom property--colour: #978F6D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#687092
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6D7597
Analogous#977A6D, #8A976D
Triadic#6D978F, #8F6D97
Split complementary#6D8A97, #7A6D97
Tetradic#6D977A, #6D7597, #976D8A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G143
B109
Red151 (59.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue48.57°
Saturation (HSL)16.8%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8F · B 6D
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