What color is #979592?

#979592 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979592?

The RGB value is 151, 149, 146: 151 red, 149 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979592?

The complementary color is #929497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979592 color

#979592 rgb(151, 149, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979592 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.4% green and 57.3% blue (151, 149, 146).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 2% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#979592 color codes

HEX	`#979592`
RGB	`rgb(151, 149, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 3%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, 0.16, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 1.85, 85.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.697, 30.15, 31.496)`
Decimal	`9934226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979592, 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 #979592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #979592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979592; }
.text { color: #979592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 149 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979592, #979792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979592?: #979592 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979592?: The RGB value is 151, 149, 146: 151 red, 149 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979592?: The complementary color is #929497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.