What color is #978996?

#978996 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978996?

The RGB value is 151, 137, 150: 151 red, 137 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978996?

The complementary color is #89978A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978996 color

#978996 rgb(151, 137, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978996 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.7% green and 58.8% blue (151, 137, 150).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#978996 color codes

HEX	`#978996`
RGB	`rgb(151, 137, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.67, 7.69, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.67, 9.17, 326.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.212, 26.673, 32.563)`
Decimal	`9931158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978996, 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 #978996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #978996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978996; }
.text { color: #978996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 137 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978996, #97898f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #978996?: #978996 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978996?: The RGB value is 151, 137, 150: 151 red, 137 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978996?: The complementary color is #89978A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.