What color is #979488?

#979488 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979488?

The RGB value is 151, 148, 136: 151 red, 148 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979488?

The complementary color is #888B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979488?

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.

#979488 color

#979488 rgb(151, 148, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979488 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58% green and 53.3% blue (151, 148, 136).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#979488 color codes

HEX	`#979488`
RGB	`rgb(151, 148, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.25, -1.1, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.25, 6.82, 99.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.796, 29.537, 27.525)`
Decimal	`9933960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979488, 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 #979488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979488 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 #979488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979488; }
.text { color: #979488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 148 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979488, #939788); }

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Questions

What color is #979488?: #979488 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979488?: The RGB value is 151, 148, 136: 151 red, 148 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979488?: The complementary color is #888B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979488?: 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.