What color is #978D9F?

#978D9F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978D9F?

The RGB value is 151, 141, 159: 151 red, 141 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978D9F?

The complementary color is #959F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978D9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978D9F color

#978D9F rgb(151, 141, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978D9F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.3% green and 62.4% blue (151, 141, 159).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#978D9F color codes

HEX	`#978D9F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 141, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, 7.21, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 10.89, 311.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.544, 28.132, 36.72)`
Decimal	`9932191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978D9F, 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 #978D9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978D9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #978D9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978d9f; }
.text { color: #978d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978d9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 141 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978d9f, #9f8d9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #978D9F?: #978D9F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978D9F?: The RGB value is 151, 141, 159: 151 red, 141 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978D9F?: The complementary color is #959F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978D9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.