What color is #979BA5?

#979BA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979BA5?

The RGB value is 151, 155, 165: 151 red, 155 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979BA5?

The complementary color is #A5A197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979BA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979BA5 color

#979BA5 rgb(151, 155, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979BA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60.8% green and 64.7% blue (151, 155, 165).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#979BA5 color codes

HEX	`#979BA5`
RGB	`rgb(151, 155, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, 0.58, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 5.74, 275.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.274, 32.738, 40.262)`
Decimal	`9935781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979BA5, 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 #979BA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979BA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #979BA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979ba5; }
.text { color: #979ba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979ba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 155 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979ba5, #9a97a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #979BA5?: #979BA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979BA5?: The RGB value is 151, 155, 165: 151 red, 155 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979BA5?: The complementary color is #A5A197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979BA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.