What color is #979992?

#979992 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979992?

The RGB value is 151, 153, 146: 151 red, 153 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979992?

The complementary color is #949299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979992 color

#979992 rgb(151, 153, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979992 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60% green and 57.3% blue (151, 153, 146).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 3% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#979992 color codes

HEX	`#979992`
RGB	`rgb(151, 153, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 3%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.87, -2.06, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.87, 3.99, 121)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.341, 31.437, 31.711)`
Decimal	`9935250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979992, 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 #979992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #979992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979992; }
.text { color: #979992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 153 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979992, #939992); }

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Questions

What color is #979992?: #979992 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979992?: The RGB value is 151, 153, 146: 151 red, 153 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979992?: The complementary color is #949299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.