#979685

Color #979685

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.12 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#979685

RGB

rgb(151, 150, 133)

HSL

hsl(56.7, 8%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.7, 11.9%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.7%, 11.9%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(61.73, -2.73, 9.11)

LCH

lch(61.73, 9.51, 106.68)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0244, 104.21)

HWB

hwb(56.7, 52.2%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#858697

Analogous

#978d85

#979685

#8f9785

Triadic

#979685

#859796

#968597

Split-complementary

#979685

#858f97

#8d8597

Tetradic

#979685

#869785

#858697

#968597

Square

#979685

#85978d

#858697

#97858f

Shades

Color #979685 mixed toward black.

#807f6d

#666557

#4d4c41

#33332c

#1a1916

Tints

Color #979685 mixed toward white.

#a8a899

#bab9ae

#cbcbc2

#dcdcd6

#eeeeeb

Tones

Color #979685 mixed toward gray.

#969587

#949388

#93928a

#91918b

#908f8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979789 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#97978a · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#978d8d · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 8.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #979685;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979685]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#979685 (#979685) is rgb(151, 150, 133) in RGB.

No, #979685 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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