What color is #979AAF?

#979AAF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979AAF?

The RGB value is 151, 154, 175: 151 red, 154 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979AAF?

The complementary color is #AFAC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979AAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979AAF color

#979AAF rgb(151, 154, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979AAF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60.4% green and 68.6% blue (151, 154, 175).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#979AAF color codes

HEX	`#979AAF`
RGB	`rgb(151, 154, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, 3.26, -11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 11.74, 286.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.054, 32.785, 45.189)`
Decimal	`9935535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979AAF, 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 #979AAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979AAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #979AAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979aaf; }
.text { color: #979aaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979aaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 154 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979aaf, #a097af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #979AAF?: #979AAF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979AAF?: The RGB value is 151, 154, 175: 151 red, 154 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979AAF?: The complementary color is #AFAC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979AAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.