What color is #979A87?

#979A87 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979A87?

The RGB value is 151, 154, 135: 151 red, 154 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979A87?

The complementary color is #8A879A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979A87?

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.

#979A87 color

#979A87 rgb(151, 154, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979A87 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60.4% green and 52.9% blue (151, 154, 135).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#979A87 color codes

HEX	`#979A87`
RGB	`rgb(151, 154, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.88, -4.58, 9.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.88, 10.65, 115.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.691, 31.44, 27.474)`
Decimal	`9935495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979A87, 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 #979A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979A87 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 #979A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979a87; }
.text { color: #979a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 154 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979a87, #8e9a87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979A87?: #979A87 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979A87?: The RGB value is 151, 154, 135: 151 red, 154 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979A87?: The complementary color is #8A879A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979A87?: 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.