What color is #978E86?

#978E86 is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978E86?

The RGB value is 151, 142, 134: 151 red, 142 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978E86?

The complementary color is #868F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978E86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978E86 color

#978E86 rgb(151, 142, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978E86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.7% green and 52.5% blue (151, 142, 134).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#978E86 color codes

HEX	`#978E86`
RGB	`rgb(151, 142, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.57, 1.89, 5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.57, 5.77, 70.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.738, 27.647, 26.477)`
Decimal	`9932422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978E86, 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 #978E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #978E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978e86; }
.text { color: #978e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 142 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978e86, #979786); }

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Questions

What color is #978E86?: #978E86 is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978E86?: The RGB value is 151, 142, 134: 151 red, 142 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978E86?: The complementary color is #868F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978E86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.