What color is #979594?

#979594 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979594?

The RGB value is 151, 149, 148: 151 red, 149 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979594?

The complementary color is #949697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979594 color

#979594 rgb(151, 149, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979594 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.4% green and 58% blue (151, 149, 148).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 1% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#979594 color codes

HEX	`#979594`
RGB	`rgb(151, 149, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 1%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 2%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.84, 0.54, 0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.84, 0.95, 55.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.854, 30.212, 32.323)`
Decimal	`9934228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979594, 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 #979594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #979594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979594; }
.text { color: #979594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 149 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979594, #979794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979594?: #979594 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979594?: The RGB value is 151, 149, 148: 151 red, 149 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979594?: The complementary color is #949697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.