#979e5c Color Information

#979e5c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #979e5c. In RGB, it consists of 59.2% Red, 62.0% Green, and 36.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 4.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 41.8% Yellow, and 38% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 66.4°, with saturation of 26.4% and lightness of 49%. The decimal value for #979e5c is 9936476, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #979e5c is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#979e5c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color151, 158, 92 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color59.2%, 62.0%, 36.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.408, 0.380, 0.639 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.044, 0, 0.418, 0.38 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color66.4°, 26.4%, 49.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color66.4°, 41.8%, 62.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color26.921, 31.806, 14.845 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color92, 158, 99 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9936476 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color63.182, -12.938, 33.583 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)63.182, 35.989, 111.070 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color63.182, -1.257, 43.946 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color56.397, -13.486, 23.871 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.366, 0.432, 31.806 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288126556 / 0xff979e5c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999966 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #979e5c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #979e5c, its pure hue is 66.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 26.4%, and its lightness is 49.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #979e5c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #13140c to #848a51.

Tints of #979e5c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #979e5c, its pure hue is 66.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 26.4%, and its lightness is 49.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #979e5c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a4aa70 to #f2f3eb.

Tones of #979e5c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #979e5c, its pure hue is 66.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 26.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #979e5c, which range from #7d7d7d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #dffa00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #979e5c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #979e5c! For #979e5c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #979e5c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #979e5c

This color, #979e5c, consists of 59.2% Red, 62.0% Green, and 36.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 151, Green = 158, Blue = 92. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #979e5c is 4.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 41.8% Yellow, and 38% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R59.2%
C4.4%
G62.0%
M0.0%
B36.1%
Y41.8%
K38.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 151 158 92
Octal 227 236 134
Hexa #97 #9e #5c
Binary 10010111 10011110 01011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 4 0 41 38
Octal 4 0 51 46
Hexa #04 #00 #29 #26
Binary 00000100 00000000 00101001 00100110

Analogous Colors of #979e5c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #979e5c — which has hue 66.4° — its analogous colors are located at 36.4° and 96.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #979e5c.

Triadic Colors of #979e5c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #979e5c — which has hue 66.4° — its triadic colors are located at 66.4° and 306.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #979e5c.

Complementary Color of #979e5c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #979e5c — which has hue 66.4° — its complementary color is located at 246.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #979e5c.

Split Complementary Colors of #979e5c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #979e5c — which has hue 66.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 66.4° and 276.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #979e5c.

Tetradic Colors of #979e5c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #979e5c — which has hue 66.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 336.4°, 66.4°, 156.4°, and 246.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #979e5c.

Monochromatic Colors of #979e5c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #979e5c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #454736 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d1d6a1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #979e5c

We want to make getting started with #979e5c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #979e5c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #979e5c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #979e5c with other HTML elements.

#979e5c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #979e5c.
<span style="color: #979e5c;">The color of this text is #979e5c.</span>

#979e5c Background Color

The background color for this text is #979e5c.
<div style="background-color: #979e5c; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #979e5c.</div>

#979e5c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #979e5c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #979e5c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #979e5c.</span>

#979e5c Border Color

This is a div with border color #979e5c.
<div style="border: #979e5c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #979e5c.</div>

#979e5c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #979e5c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #979e5c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #979e5c on a white background.</div></div>

#979e5c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #979e5c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #979e5c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #979e5c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #979e5c to White

This is a gradient from #979e5c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#979e5c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#979e5c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#979e5c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#979e5c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #979e5c to white.</div>

Gradient from #979e5c to Black

This is a gradient from #979e5c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#979e5c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#979e5c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#979e5c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#979e5c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #979e5c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #979e5c

In addition to using #979e5c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #979e5c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #979e5c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 151, Green = 158, Blue = 92). If you need details about the color coordinates of #979e5c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #979e5c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(151, 158, 92)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #979e5c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #979e5c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #979e5c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(151, 158, 92);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#979e5c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:151, green:158, blue:92, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:151 green:158 blue:92 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(151f, 158f, 92f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(151, 158, 92);
 

#979e5c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #979e5c the same way. For those with color blindness, #979e5c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #979e5c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #979e5c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #979e5c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #979e5c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #979e5c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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