What color is #979D92?

#979D92 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979D92?

The RGB value is 151, 157, 146: 151 red, 157 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979D92?

The complementary color is #98929D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979D92?

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.

#979D92 color

#979D92 rgb(151, 157, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979D92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 61.6% green and 57.3% blue (151, 157, 146).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#979D92 color codes

HEX	`#979D92`
RGB	`rgb(151, 157, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 61.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.97, -4.25, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.97, 6.57, 130.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.007, 32.768, 31.933)`
Decimal	`9936274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979D92, 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 #979D92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979D92 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 #979D92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979d92; }
.text { color: #979d92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979d92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 157 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979d92, #929d93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979D92?: #979D92 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979D92?: The RGB value is 151, 157, 146: 151 red, 157 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979D92?: The complementary color is #98929D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979D92?: 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.