What color is #978985?

#978985 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 #978985?

The RGB value is 151, 137, 133: 151 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978985?

The complementary color is #859397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978985 color

#978985 rgb(151, 137, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978985 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.7% green and 52.2% blue (151, 137, 133).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#978985 color codes

HEX	`#978985`
RGB	`rgb(151, 137, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.19, 4.53, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.19, 6.08, 41.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.941, 26.165, 25.869)`
Decimal	`9931141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978985, 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 #978985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #978985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978985; }
.text { color: #978985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 137 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978985, #979285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #978985?: #978985 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 #978985?: The RGB value is 151, 137, 133: 151 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978985?: The complementary color is #859397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.