What color is #979591?

#979591 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979591?

The RGB value is 151, 149, 145: 151 red, 149 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979591?

The complementary color is #919397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979591 color

#979591 rgb(151, 149, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979591 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.4% green and 56.9% blue (151, 149, 145).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 3% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#979591 color codes

HEX	`#979591`
RGB	`rgb(151, 149, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 3%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 4%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.76, -0.03, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.76, 2.37, 90.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.62, 30.119, 31.088)`
Decimal	`9934225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979591, 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 #979591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #979591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979591; }
.text { color: #979591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 149 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979591, #969791); }

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Questions

What color is #979591?: #979591 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979591?: The RGB value is 151, 149, 145: 151 red, 149 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979591?: The complementary color is #919397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.