What color is #979A8A?

#979A8A is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979A8A?

The RGB value is 151, 154, 138: 151 red, 154 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979A8A?

The complementary color is #8D8A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979A8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979A8A color

#979A8A rgb(151, 154, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979A8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60.4% green and 54.1% blue (151, 154, 138).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#979A8A color codes

HEX	`#979A8A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 154, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.95, -4.06, 8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.95, 9, 116.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.905, 31.526, 28.602)`
Decimal	`9935498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979A8A, 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 #979A8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979A8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #979A8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979a8a; }
.text { color: #979a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979a8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 154 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979a8a, #8f9a8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979A8A?: #979A8A is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979A8A?: The RGB value is 151, 154, 138: 151 red, 154 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979A8A?: The complementary color is #8D8A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979A8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.