What color is #979A97?

#979A97 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979A97?

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

What is the complementary color of #979A97?

The complementary color is #9A979A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979A97 color

#979A97 rgb(151, 154, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979A97 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#979A97 color codes

HEX	`#979A97`
RGB	`rgb(151, 154, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.28, -1.66, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.28, 2.05, 144.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.903, 31.925, 33.859)`
Decimal	`9935511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979A97, 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 #979A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #979A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979a97; }
.text { color: #979a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 154 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979a97, #979a99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #979A97?: #979A97 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979A97?: The RGB value is 151, 154, 151: 151 red, 154 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979A97?: The complementary color is #9A979A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.