#979777

Color #979777

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 18.57 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#979777

RGB

rgb(151, 151, 119)

HSL

hsl(60, 13.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 21.2%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 21.2%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(61.69, -5.56, 16.92)

LCH

lch(61.69, 17.81, 108.19)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0452, 107.51)

HWB

hwb(60, 46.7%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#777797

Analogous

#978777

#979777

#879777

Triadic

#979777

#779797

#977797

Split-complementary

#979777

#778797

#877797

Tetradic

#979777

#779777

#777797

#977797

Square

#979777

#779787

#777797

#977787

Shades

Color #979777 mixed toward black.

#7f7f61

#66664e

#4c4c3a

#333327

#191913

Tints

Color #979777 mixed toward white.

#a8a88e

#babaa4

#cbcbbb

#dcdcd2

#eeeee8

Tones

Color #979777 mixed toward gray.

#94947a

#92927c

#8f8f7f

#8c8c82

#8a8a84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979780 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#979782 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#978687 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #979777;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979777]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#979777 (#979777) is rgb(151, 151, 119) in RGB.

No, #979777 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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