What color is #978D87?

#978D87 is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978D87?

The RGB value is 151, 141, 135: 151 red, 141 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978D87?

The complementary color is #879197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978D87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978D87 color

#978D87 rgb(151, 141, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978D87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.3% green and 52.9% blue (151, 141, 135).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#978D87 color codes

HEX	`#978D87`
RGB	`rgb(151, 141, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, 2.63, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 5.24, 59.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.66, 27.379, 26.797)`
Decimal	`9932167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978D87, 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 #978D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #978D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978d87; }
.text { color: #978d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 141 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978d87, #979587); }

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Questions

What color is #978D87?: #978D87 is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978D87?: The RGB value is 151, 141, 135: 151 red, 141 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978D87?: The complementary color is #879197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978D87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.