What color is #979389?

#979389 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979389?

The RGB value is 151, 147, 137: 151 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979389?

The complementary color is #898D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979389 color

#979389 rgb(151, 147, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979389 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 57.6% green and 53.7% blue (151, 147, 137).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% 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 6.85:1).

#979389 color codes

HEX	`#979389`
RGB	`rgb(151, 147, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 57.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, -0.37, 5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 5.82, 93.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.711, 29.253, 27.849)`
Decimal	`9933705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979389, 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 #979389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #979389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979389; }
.text { color: #979389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 147 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979389, #949789); }

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Questions

What color is #979389?: #979389 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979389?: The RGB value is 151, 147, 137: 151 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979389?: The complementary color is #898D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.