What color is #979BA8?

#979BA8 is a light, grayish blue known as Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dusky Mood?

The RGB value is 151, 155, 168: 151 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dusky Mood?

The complementary color is #A8A497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dusky Mood color: hex code #979BA8

#979BA8 rgb(151, 155, 168)

Shades of gray

Dusky Mood has the hex code #979BA8. It is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60.8% green and 65.9% blue (151, 155, 168).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

Dusky Mood (#979BA8) color codes

HEX	`#979BA8`
RGB	`rgb(151, 155, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 10%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.04, 1.21, -7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.04, 7.36, 279.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.55, 32.849, 41.716)`
Decimal	`9935784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dusky Mood, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #979BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #979BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979ba8; }
.text { color: #979ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 155 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979ba8, #9c97a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

See #979BA8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #979BA8?: #979BA8 is a light, grayish blue known as Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dusky Mood?: The RGB value is 151, 155, 168: 151 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dusky Mood?: The complementary color is #A8A497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.