What color is #979183?

#979183 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979183?

The RGB value is 151, 145, 131: 151 red, 145 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979183?

The complementary color is #838997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979183 color

#979183 rgb(151, 145, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979183 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.9% green and 51.4% blue (151, 145, 131).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#979183 color codes

HEX	`#979183`
RGB	`rgb(151, 145, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, -0.3, 8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 8.23, 92.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.984, 28.469, 25.542)`
Decimal	`9933187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979183, 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 #979183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #979183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979183; }
.text { color: #979183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 145 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979183, #939783); }

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Questions

What color is #979183?: #979183 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979183?: The RGB value is 151, 145, 131: 151 red, 145 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979183?: The complementary color is #838997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.