#978b6f

Color #978b6f

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 17.26 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#978b6f

RGB

rgb(151, 139, 111)

HSL

hsl(42, 16.1%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42, 26.5%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 26.5%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(58.22, -0.13, 16.63)

LCH

lch(58.22, 16.63, 90.45)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0423, 87.56)

HWB

hwb(42, 43.5%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f7b97

Analogous

#97776f

#978b6f

#8f976f

Triadic

#978b6f

#6f978b

#8b6f97

Split-complementary

#978b6f

#6f8f97

#776f97

Tetradic

#978b6f

#7b976f

#6f7b97

#8b6f97

Square

#978b6f

#6f9777

#6f7b97

#976f8f

Shades

Color #978b6f mixed toward black.

#7f745c

#655d49

#4c4637

#332f25

#191712

Tints

Color #978b6f mixed toward white.

#a89e87

#bab29f

#cbc5b7

#dcd8cf

#eeece7

Tones

Color #978b6f mixed toward gray.

#948a72

#908876

#8d8779

#8a867c

#868480

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929277 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#939478 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#967c7d · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #978b6f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978b6f]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#978b6f (#978b6f) is rgb(151, 139, 111) in RGB.

No, #978b6f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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