What color is #978E9C?

#978E9C is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978E9C?

The RGB value is 151, 142, 156: 151 red, 142 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978E9C?

The complementary color is #939C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978E9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978E9C color

#978E9C rgb(151, 142, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978E9C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.7% green and 61.2% blue (151, 142, 156).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#978E9C color codes

HEX	`#978E9C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 142, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 9%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.18, 6.04, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.18, 8.65, 314.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.435, 28.326, 35.415)`
Decimal	`9932444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978E9C, 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 #978E9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978E9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #978E9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978e9c; }
.text { color: #978e9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978e9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 142 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978e9c, #9c8e9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #978E9C?: #978E9C is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978E9C?: The RGB value is 151, 142, 156: 151 red, 142 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978E9C?: The complementary color is #939C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978E9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.