What color is #978B94?

#978B94 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978B94?

The RGB value is 151, 139, 148: 151 red, 139 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978B94?

The complementary color is #8B978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978B94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978B94 color

#978B94 rgb(151, 139, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978B94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.5% green and 58% blue (151, 139, 148).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#978B94 color codes

HEX	`#978B94`
RGB	`rgb(151, 139, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 8%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, 6.16, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 6.93, 332.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.34, 27.183, 31.818)`
Decimal	`9931668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978B94, 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 #978B94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978B94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #978B94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978b94; }
.text { color: #978b94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978b94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 139 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978b94, #978b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #978B94?: #978B94 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978B94?: The RGB value is 151, 139, 148: 151 red, 139 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978B94?: The complementary color is #8B978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978B94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.