What color is #979D9B?

#979D9B is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979D9B?

The RGB value is 151, 157, 155: 151 red, 157 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979D9B?

The complementary color is #9D9799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979D9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979D9B color

#979D9B rgb(151, 157, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979D9B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 61.6% green and 60.8% blue (151, 157, 155).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#979D9B color codes

HEX	`#979D9B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 157, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 61.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 4%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.21, -2.54, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.21, 2.56, 173.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.735, 33.06, 35.766)`
Decimal	`9936283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979D9B, 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 #979D9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979D9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #979D9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979d9b; }
.text { color: #979d9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979d9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 157 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979d9b, #979c9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #979D9B?: #979D9B is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979D9B?: The RGB value is 151, 157, 155: 151 red, 157 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979D9B?: The complementary color is #9D9799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979D9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.