What color is #979388?

#979388 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979388?

The RGB value is 151, 147, 136: 151 red, 147 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979388?

The complementary color is #888C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979388 color

#979388 rgb(151, 147, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979388 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 57.6% green and 53.3% blue (151, 147, 136).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#979388 color codes

HEX	`#979388`
RGB	`rgb(151, 147, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 57.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, -0.55, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 6.37, 94.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.64, 29.225, 27.473)`
Decimal	`9933704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979388, 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 #979388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #979388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979388; }
.text { color: #979388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 147 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979388, #949788); }

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Questions

What color is #979388?: #979388 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979388?: The RGB value is 151, 147, 136: 151 red, 147 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979388?: The complementary color is #888C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.