What color is #979D8F?

#979D8F is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979D8F?

The RGB value is 151, 157, 143: 151 red, 157 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979D8F?

The complementary color is #958F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979D8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979D8F color

#979D8F rgb(151, 157, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979D8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 61.6% green and 56.1% blue (151, 157, 143).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#979D8F color codes

HEX	`#979D8F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 157, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 61.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.9, -4.8, 6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.9, 8.15, 126.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.777, 32.676, 30.72)`
Decimal	`9936271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979D8F, 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 #979D8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979D8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #979D8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979d8f; }
.text { color: #979d8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979d8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 157 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979d8f, #909d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979D8F?: #979D8F is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979D8F?: The RGB value is 151, 157, 143: 151 red, 157 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979D8F?: The complementary color is #958F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979D8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.