What color is #978489?

#978489 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978489?

The RGB value is 151, 132, 137: 151 red, 132 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978489?

The complementary color is #849792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978489 color

#978489 rgb(151, 132, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978489 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 51.8% green and 53.7% blue (151, 132, 137).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#978489 color codes

HEX	`#978489`
RGB	`rgb(151, 132, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 51.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, 8.09, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 8.09, 359.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.529, 24.889, 27.121)`
Decimal	`9929865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978489, 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 #978489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	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 #978489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978489; }
.text { color: #978489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 132 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978489, #978984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #978489?: #978489 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978489?: The RGB value is 151, 132, 137: 151 red, 132 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978489?: The complementary color is #849792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.