What color is #978A85?

#978A85 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 #978A85?

The RGB value is 151, 138, 133: 151 red, 138 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978A85?

The complementary color is #859297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978A85 color

#978A85 rgb(151, 138, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978A85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.1% green and 52.2% blue (151, 138, 133).

Its hue angle is 17°, 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 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#978A85 color codes

HEX	`#978A85`
RGB	`rgb(151, 138, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.46, 3.97, 4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.46, 5.95, 48.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.084, 26.45, 25.917)`
Decimal	`9931397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978A85, 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 #978A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #978A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978a85; }
.text { color: #978a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 138 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978a85, #979385); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #978A85?: #978A85 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 #978A85?: The RGB value is 151, 138, 133: 151 red, 138 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978A85?: The complementary color is #859297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.