What color is #979CB0?

#979CB0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979CB0?

The RGB value is 151, 156, 176: 151 red, 156 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979CB0?

The complementary color is #B0AB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979CB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979CB0 color

#979CB0 rgb(151, 156, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979CB0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 61.2% green and 69% blue (151, 156, 176).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#979CB0 color codes

HEX	`#979CB0`
RGB	`rgb(151, 156, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 61.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.56, 2.36, -10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.56, 11.23, 282.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.486, 33.49, 45.819)`
Decimal	`9936048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979CB0, 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 #979CB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979CB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #979CB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979cb0; }
.text { color: #979cb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979cb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 156 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979cb0, #9e97b0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #979CB0?: #979CB0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979CB0?: The RGB value is 151, 156, 176: 151 red, 156 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979CB0?: The complementary color is #B0AB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979CB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.