What color is #979093?

#979093 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979093?

The RGB value is 151, 144, 147: 151 red, 144 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979093?

The complementary color is #909794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979093 color

#979093 rgb(151, 144, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979093 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.5% green and 57.6% blue (151, 144, 147).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 3% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#979093 color codes

HEX	`#979093`
RGB	`rgb(151, 144, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 3%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 5%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.46, 3.15, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.46, 3.22, 348.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.001, 28.633, 31.65)`
Decimal	`9932947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979093, 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 #979093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #979093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979093; }
.text { color: #979093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 144 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979093, #979190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #979093?: #979093 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979093?: The RGB value is 151, 144, 147: 151 red, 144 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979093?: The complementary color is #909794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.