What color is #979988?

#979988 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979988?

The RGB value is 151, 153, 136: 151 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979988?

The complementary color is #8A8899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979988 color

#979988 rgb(151, 153, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979988 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60% green and 53.3% blue (151, 153, 136).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#979988 color codes

HEX	`#979988`
RGB	`rgb(151, 153, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.63, -3.86, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.63, 9.51, 113.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.597, 31.139, 27.792)`
Decimal	`9935240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979988, 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 #979988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #979988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979988; }
.text { color: #979988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 153 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979988, #8f9988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979988?: #979988 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979988?: The RGB value is 151, 153, 136: 151 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979988?: The complementary color is #8A8899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.