What color is #979CA1?

#979CA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979CA1?

The RGB value is 151, 156, 161: 151 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979CA1?

The complementary color is #A19C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979CA1?

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.

#979CA1 color

#979CA1 rgb(151, 156, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979CA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 61.2% green and 63.1% blue (151, 156, 161).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#979CA1 color codes

HEX	`#979CA1`
RGB	`rgb(151, 156, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 61.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, -0.79, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 3.33, 256.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.083, 32.929, 38.43)`
Decimal	`9936033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979CA1, 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 #979CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979CA1 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 #979CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979ca1; }
.text { color: #979ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 156 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979ca1, #9797a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #979CA1?: #979CA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979CA1?: The RGB value is 151, 156, 161: 151 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979CA1?: The complementary color is #A19C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979CA1?: 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.