What color is #979B9B?

#979B9B is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979B9B?

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

What is the complementary color of #979B9B?

The complementary color is #9B9797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979B9B color

#979B9B rgb(151, 155, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979B9B is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#979B9B color codes

HEX	`#979B9B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 155, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.66, -1.44, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.66, 1.52, 199.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.399, 32.388, 35.654)`
Decimal	`9935771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979B9B, 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 #979B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #979B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979b9b; }
.text { color: #979b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 155 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979b9b, #97999b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #979B9B?: #979B9B is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979B9B?: The RGB value is 151, 155, 155: 151 red, 155 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979B9B?: The complementary color is #9B9797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.