What color is #979B9A?

#979B9A is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979B9A?

The RGB value is 151, 155, 154: 151 red, 155 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979B9A?

The complementary color is #9B9798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979B9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979B9A color

#979B9A rgb(151, 155, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979B9A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60.8% green and 60.4% blue (151, 155, 154).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 2% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#979B9A color codes

HEX	`#979B9A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 155, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 2%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 3%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.64, -1.63, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.64, 1.63, 179.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.316, 32.355, 35.214)`
Decimal	`9935770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979B9A, 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 #979B9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979B9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #979B9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979b9a; }
.text { color: #979b9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979b9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 155 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979b9a, #979a9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #979B9A?: #979B9A is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979B9A?: The RGB value is 151, 155, 154: 151 red, 155 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979B9A?: The complementary color is #9B9798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979B9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.