Colour

#978F74

#978F74
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#978F74 is a yellow with RGB values 151, 143, 116 and HSL 46°, 14%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#978F74

RGBrgb(151, 143, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5608, 0.4549

RGB percentages59.2%, 56.1%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(46.3, 14.4%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.3, 23.2%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 5.3%, 23.2%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,932,660

CSS custom property--colour: #978F74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#68708B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958E72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#979075no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9D8B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 16.6 Dark grey · ΔE 18.4 Tan · ΔE 19.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 21 Dim grey · ΔE 21.6 Silver · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#747C97

Analogous#977E74, #8E9774

Triadic#74978F, #8F7497

Split complementary#748E97, #7D7497

Tetradic#74977E, #747C97, #97748E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEEDE9

Lighter +30%#D8D6CC

Lighter +20%#C3BEAE

Lighter +10%#ADA791

Darker −10%#7C745C

Darker −20%#5E5947

Darker −30%#413D31

Darker −40%#24221B

More saturated +25%#B59F56

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R151

G143

B116

Red151 (59.2%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue46.29°

Saturation (HSL)14.4%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 8F · B 74

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