What color is #979497?

#979497 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979497?

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

What is the complementary color of #979497?

The complementary color is #949794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979497 color

#979497 rgb(151, 148, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979497 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#979497 color codes

HEX	`#979497`
RGB	`rgb(151, 148, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 2%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.65, 1.67, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.65, 2.05, 324.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.937, 29.994, 33.537)`
Decimal	`9933975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979497, 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 #979497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#979497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #979497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979497; }
.text { color: #979497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 148 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979497, #979496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #979497?: #979497 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979497?: The RGB value is 151, 148, 151: 151 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979497?: The complementary color is #949794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.