What color is #979AB3?

#979AB3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979AB3?

The RGB value is 151, 154, 179: 151 red, 154 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979AB3?

The complementary color is #B3B097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979AB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979AB3 color

#979AB3 rgb(151, 154, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #979AB3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60.4% green and 70.2% blue (151, 154, 179).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#979AB3 color codes

HEX	`#979AB3`
RGB	`rgb(151, 154, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.12, 4.14, -13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.12, 13.96, 287.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.453, 32.945, 47.288)`
Decimal	`9935539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979AB3, 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 #979AB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979AB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #979AB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979ab3; }
.text { color: #979ab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979ab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 154 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979ab3, #a297b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #979AB3?: #979AB3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979AB3?: The RGB value is 151, 154, 179: 151 red, 154 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979AB3?: The complementary color is #B3B097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979AB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.