What color is #978586?

#978586 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978586?

The RGB value is 151, 133, 134: 151 red, 133 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978586?

The complementary color is #859796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978586 color

#978586 rgb(151, 133, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978586 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 52.2% green and 52.5% blue (151, 133, 134).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#978586 color codes

HEX	`#978586`
RGB	`rgb(151, 133, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 52.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, 6.98, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 7.25, 15.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.453, 25.076, 26.049)`
Decimal	`9930118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978586, 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 #978586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #978586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978586; }
.text { color: #978586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 133 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978586, #978d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #978586?: #978586 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978586?: The RGB value is 151, 133, 134: 151 red, 133 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978586?: The complementary color is #859796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.