What color is #978F99?

#978F99 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978F99?

The RGB value is 151, 143, 153: 151 red, 143 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978F99?

The complementary color is #91998F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978F99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978F99 color

#978F99 rgb(151, 143, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978F99 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.1% green and 60% blue (151, 143, 153).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#978F99 color codes

HEX	`#978F99`
RGB	`rgb(151, 143, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.36, 4.87, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.36, 6.45, 319.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.334, 28.524, 34.144)`
Decimal	`9932697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978F99, 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 #978F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #978F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978f99; }
.text { color: #978f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 143 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978f99, #998f96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #978F99?: #978F99 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978F99?: The RGB value is 151, 143, 153: 151 red, 143 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978F99?: The complementary color is #91998F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978F99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.