What color is #978795?

#978795 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978795?

The RGB value is 151, 135, 149: 151 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978795?

The complementary color is #879789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978795 color

#978795 rgb(151, 135, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978795 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 52.9% green and 58.4% blue (151, 135, 149).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#978795 color codes

HEX	`#978795`
RGB	`rgb(151, 135, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 52.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, 8.63, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 10.11, 328.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.851, 26.078, 32.047)`
Decimal	`9930645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978795, 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 #978795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #978795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978795; }
.text { color: #978795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 135 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978795, #97878d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #978795?: #978795 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978795?: The RGB value is 151, 135, 149: 151 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978795?: The complementary color is #879789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.