What color is #978D95?

#978D95 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978D95?

The RGB value is 151, 141, 149: 151 red, 141 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978D95?

The complementary color is #8D978F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978D95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978D95 color

#978D95 rgb(151, 141, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978D95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.3% green and 58.4% blue (151, 141, 149).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#978D95 color codes

HEX	`#978D95`
RGB	`rgb(151, 141, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 7%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, 5.22, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 5.98, 330.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.711, 27.799, 32.334)`
Decimal	`9932181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978D95, 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 #978D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #978D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978d95; }
.text { color: #978d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 141 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978d95, #978d90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #978D95?: #978D95 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978D95?: The RGB value is 151, 141, 149: 151 red, 141 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978D95?: The complementary color is #8D978F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978D95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.