What color is #978986?

#978986 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 #978986?

The RGB value is 151, 137, 134: 151 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978986?

The complementary color is #869497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978986 color

#978986 rgb(151, 137, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978986 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.7% green and 52.5% blue (151, 137, 134).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#978986 color codes

HEX	`#978986`
RGB	`rgb(151, 137, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.22, 4.71, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.22, 5.88, 36.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.011, 26.192, 26.235)`
Decimal	`9931142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978986, 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 #978986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #978986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978986; }
.text { color: #978986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 137 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978986, #979286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #978986?: #978986 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 #978986?: The RGB value is 151, 137, 134: 151 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978986?: The complementary color is #869497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.