What color is #979989?

#979989 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979989?

The RGB value is 151, 153, 137: 151 red, 153 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979989?

The complementary color is #8B8999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979989 color

#979989 rgb(151, 153, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979989 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60% green and 53.7% blue (151, 153, 137).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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).

#979989 color codes

HEX	`#979989`
RGB	`rgb(151, 153, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.65, -3.69, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.65, 8.96, 114.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.669, 31.168, 28.168)`
Decimal	`9935241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979989, 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 #979989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #979989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979989; }
.text { color: #979989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 153 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979989, #8f9989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979989?: #979989 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979989?: The RGB value is 151, 153, 137: 151 red, 153 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979989?: The complementary color is #8B8999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.