What color is #978E97?

#978E97 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978E97?

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

What is the complementary color of #978E97?

The complementary color is #8E978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978E97?

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.

#978E97 color

#978E97 rgb(151, 142, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978E97 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#978E97 color codes

HEX	`#978E97`
RGB	`rgb(151, 142, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 6%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.03, 5.05, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.03, 6.18, 324.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.021, 28.16, 33.231)`
Decimal	`9932439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978E97, 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 #978E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978E97 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 #978E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978e97; }
.text { color: #978e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 142 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978e97, #978e93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #978E97?: #978E97 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978E97?: The RGB value is 151, 142, 151: 151 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978E97?: The complementary color is #8E978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978E97?: 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.