All About Color #979980

#979980

About #979980

#979980 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #979980. In RGB it is red 151, green 153, blue 128; in HSL it is hue 65°, saturation 11%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 1%, 0%, 16%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 2.92:1 on white and 7.18:1 on black.

#979980 Color Conversion

Hex triplet97, 99, 80
CMYK1.31%, 0.00%, 16.34%, 40.00%
RGB Decimal151, 153, 128
HSL65°, 11%, 55%
RGB Octal227, 231, 200
HSV (HSB)64.80°, 16.34%, 60.00%
RGB Binary10010111, 10011001, 10000000
CIE-L*AB62.44, -5.21, 12.92
RGB Percent59.22%, 60.00%, 50.20%
CIE-L*CH62.44, 13.93, 111.98
XYZ28.05, 30.92, 24.91
CIE-L*UV62.44, 0.16, 18.53
xyY0.33, 0.37, 30.92
Hunter-Lab55.61, -7.27, 12.36
RYB50.20%, 60.00%, 50.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#979980 on a dark background: contrast 7.18:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#979980 on a light background: contrast 2.92:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #979980, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#979980 · #C0C2B3 · #676954 · #828099 · #B4B3C2

Analogous palette

#998280 · #998E80 · #979980 · #8A9980 · #809982

Triadic palette

#979980 · #809799 · #998097 · #C0C2B3 · #B3C0C2

Tetradic palette

#979980 · #80998E · #828099 · #99808A · #676954

Monochromatic palette

#464739 · #6F715B · #979980 · #BABBAA · #DCDDD5

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