What color is #978B88?

#978B88 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 #978B88?

The RGB value is 151, 139, 136: 151 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978B88?

The complementary color is #889497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978B88 color

#978B88 rgb(151, 139, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978B88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.5% green and 53.3% blue (151, 139, 136).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#978B88 color codes

HEX	`#978B88`
RGB	`rgb(151, 139, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.81, 3.93, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.81, 5.08, 39.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.439, 26.823, 27.072)`
Decimal	`9931656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978B88, 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 #978B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #978B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978b88; }
.text { color: #978b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 139 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978b88, #979388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #978B88?: #978B88 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 #978B88?: The RGB value is 151, 139, 136: 151 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978B88?: The complementary color is #889497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.