What color is #978885?

#978885 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978885?

The RGB value is 151, 136, 133: 151 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978885?

The complementary color is #859497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978885 color

#978885 rgb(151, 136, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978885 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.3% green and 52.2% blue (151, 136, 133).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#978885 color codes

HEX	`#978885`
RGB	`rgb(151, 136, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.92, 5.1, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.92, 6.28, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.8, 25.882, 25.822)`
Decimal	`9930885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978885, 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 #978885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #978885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978885; }
.text { color: #978885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 136 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978885, #979185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #978885?: #978885 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978885?: The RGB value is 151, 136, 133: 151 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978885?: The complementary color is #859497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.