What color is #979CB8?

#979CB8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979CB8?

The RGB value is 151, 156, 184: 151 red, 156 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979CB8?

The complementary color is #B8B397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979CB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979CB8 color

#979CB8 rgb(151, 156, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #979CB8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 61.2% green and 72.2% blue (151, 156, 184).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#979CB8 color codes

HEX	`#979CB8`
RGB	`rgb(151, 156, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 61.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 18%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.82, 4.14, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.82, 15.63, 285.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.301, 33.816, 50.111)`
Decimal	`9936056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979CB8, 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 #979CB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979CB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #979CB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979cb8; }
.text { color: #979cb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979cb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 156 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979cb8, #a397b8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #979CB8?: #979CB8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979CB8?: The RGB value is 151, 156, 184: 151 red, 156 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979CB8?: The complementary color is #B8B397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979CB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.