What color is #979498?

#979498 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979498?

The RGB value is 151, 148, 152: 151 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979498?

The complementary color is #959894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979498 color

#979498 rgb(151, 148, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979498 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58% green and 59.6% blue (151, 148, 152).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#979498 color codes

HEX	`#979498`
RGB	`rgb(151, 148, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.68, 1.87, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.68, 2.54, 317.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.019, 30.026, 33.967)`
Decimal	`9933976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979498, 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 #979498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #979498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979498; }
.text { color: #979498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 148 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979498, #989497); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #979498?: #979498 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979498?: The RGB value is 151, 148, 152: 151 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979498?: The complementary color is #959894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.