What color is #979692?

#979692 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979692?

The RGB value is 151, 150, 146: 151 red, 150 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979692?

The complementary color is #929397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979692 color

#979692 rgb(151, 150, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979692 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.8% green and 57.3% blue (151, 150, 146).

Its hue angle is 48°, 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 Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#979692 color codes

HEX	`#979692`
RGB	`rgb(151, 150, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 3%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.06, -0.4, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.06, 2.27, 100.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.856, 30.467, 31.549)`
Decimal	`9934482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979692, 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 #979692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #979692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979692; }
.text { color: #979692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 150 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979692, #969792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979692?: #979692 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979692?: The RGB value is 151, 150, 146: 151 red, 150 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979692?: The complementary color is #929397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.