What color is #978D98?

#978D98 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978D98?

The RGB value is 151, 141, 152: 151 red, 141 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978D98?

The complementary color is #8E988D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978D98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978D98 color

#978D98 rgb(151, 141, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978D98 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.3% green and 59.6% blue (151, 141, 152).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#978D98 color codes

HEX	`#978D98`
RGB	`rgb(151, 141, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.79, 5.81, -4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.79, 7.34, 322.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.954, 27.896, 33.612)`
Decimal	`9932184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978D98, 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 #978D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #978D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978d98; }
.text { color: #978d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 141 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978d98, #988d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #978D98?: #978D98 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978D98?: The RGB value is 151, 141, 152: 151 red, 141 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978D98?: The complementary color is #8E988D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978D98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.