What color is #979DAD?

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

What is the RGB value of #979DAD?

The RGB value is 151, 157, 173: 151 red, 157 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979DAD?

The complementary color is #ADA797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979DAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979DAD color

#979DAD rgb(151, 157, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 61.6% green and 67.8% blue (151, 157, 173).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#979DAD color codes

HEX	`#979DAD`
RGB	`rgb(151, 157, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 61.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, 1.16, -9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 9.11, 277.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.361, 33.71, 44.329)`
Decimal	`9936301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979DAD, 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 #979DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #979DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979dad; }
.text { color: #979dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 157 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979dad, #9c97ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #979DAD?: #979DAD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979DAD?: The RGB value is 151, 157, 173: 151 red, 157 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979DAD?: The complementary color is #ADA797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979DAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.