What color is #979393?

#979393 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979393?

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

What is the complementary color of #979393?

The complementary color is #939797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979393 color

#979393 rgb(151, 147, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979393 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 2% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#979393 color codes

HEX	`#979393`
RGB	`rgb(151, 147, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 57.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.27, 1.46, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.27, 1.55, 19.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.462, 29.553, 31.803)`
Decimal	`9933715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979393, 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 #979393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #979393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979393; }
.text { color: #979393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 147 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979393, #979593); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979393?: #979393 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979393?: The RGB value is 151, 147, 147: 151 red, 147 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979393?: The complementary color is #939797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.