What color is #979088?

#979088 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979088?

The RGB value is 151, 144, 136: 151 red, 144 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979088?

The complementary color is #888F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979088 color

#979088 rgb(151, 144, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979088 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.5% green and 53.3% blue (151, 144, 136).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#979088 color codes

HEX	`#979088`
RGB	`rgb(151, 144, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, 1.12, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 5.29, 77.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.179, 28.304, 27.319)`
Decimal	`9932936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979088, 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 #979088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #979088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979088; }
.text { color: #979088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 144 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979088, #979788); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #979088?: #979088 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979088?: The RGB value is 151, 144, 136: 151 red, 144 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979088?: The complementary color is #888F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.