What color is #979BA3?

#979BA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979BA3?

The RGB value is 151, 155, 163: 151 red, 155 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979BA3?

The complementary color is #A39F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979BA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979BA3 color

#979BA3 rgb(151, 155, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979BA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60.8% green and 63.9% blue (151, 155, 163).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#979BA3 color codes

HEX	`#979BA3`
RGB	`rgb(151, 155, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.89, 0.17, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.89, 4.67, 272.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.093, 32.666, 39.31)`
Decimal	`9935779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979BA3, 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 #979BA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979BA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #979BA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979ba3; }
.text { color: #979ba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979ba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 155 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979ba3, #9997a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #979BA3?: #979BA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979BA3?: The RGB value is 151, 155, 163: 151 red, 155 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979BA3?: The complementary color is #A39F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979BA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.