What color is #979184?

#979184 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 #979184?

The RGB value is 151, 145, 132: 151 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979184?

The complementary color is #848A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979184?

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.

#979184 color

#979184 rgb(151, 145, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979184 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.9% green and 51.8% blue (151, 145, 132).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 8% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#979184 color codes

HEX	`#979184`
RGB	`rgb(151, 145, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.33, -0.13, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.33, 7.69, 90.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.052, 28.496, 25.901)`
Decimal	`9933188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979184, 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 #979184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979184 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 #979184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979184; }
.text { color: #979184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 145 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979184, #949784); }

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Questions

What color is #979184?: #979184 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 #979184?: The RGB value is 151, 145, 132: 151 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979184?: The complementary color is #848A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979184?: 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.