What color is #979196?

#979196 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979196?

The RGB value is 151, 145, 150: 151 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979196?

The complementary color is #919792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979196 color

#979196 rgb(151, 145, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979196 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.9% green and 58.8% blue (151, 145, 150).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 3% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#979196 color codes

HEX	`#979196`
RGB	`rgb(151, 145, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 3%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 4%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.81, 3.16, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.81, 3.66, 329.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.392, 29.032, 32.956)`
Decimal	`9933206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979196, 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 #979196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #979196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979196; }
.text { color: #979196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 145 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979196, #979193); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #979196?: #979196 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979196?: The RGB value is 151, 145, 150: 151 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979196?: The complementary color is #919792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.