Recognised as Colour

#978F76

#978F76
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#978F76 is a yellow with RGB values 151, 143, 118 and HSL 45°, 14%, 53%. 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

#978F76#978F76

HEX#978F76

RGBrgb(151, 143, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5608, 0.4627

RGB percentages59.2%, 56.1%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(45.5, 13.7%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 21.9%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 5.3%, 21.9%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,932,662

CSS custom property--colour: #978F76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1

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

Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#687089

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958E74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#979077no 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 12.8 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 text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 15.6 Dark grey · ΔE 17.4 Tan · ΔE 19.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3 Dim grey · ΔE 20.9 Silver · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#767E97

Analogous#977F76, #8F9776

Triadic#76978F, #8F7697

Split complementary#768E97, #7F7697

Tetradic#76977F, #767E97, #97768E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFEEEA

Lighter +30%#D9D6CD

Lighter +20%#C3BEB0

Lighter +10%#ADA793

Darker −10%#7C755E

Darker −20%#5F5948

Darker −30%#423E32

Darker −40%#25231C

More saturated +25%#B59F58

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R151

G143

B118

Red151 (59.2%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue45.45°

Saturation (HSL)13.69%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 8F · B 76

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