What color is #979DB1?

#979DB1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979DB1?

The RGB value is 151, 157, 177: 151 red, 157 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979DB1?

The complementary color is #B1AB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979DB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979DB1 color

#979DB1 rgb(151, 157, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979DB1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 61.6% green and 69.4% blue (151, 157, 177).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#979DB1 color codes

HEX	`#979DB1`
RGB	`rgb(151, 157, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 61.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, 2.02, -11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 11.28, 280.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.753, 33.867, 46.398)`
Decimal	`9936305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979DB1, 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 #979DB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979DB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #979DB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979db1; }
.text { color: #979db1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979db1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 157 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979db1, #9e97b1); }

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Questions

What color is #979DB1?: #979DB1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979DB1?: The RGB value is 151, 157, 177: 151 red, 157 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979DB1?: The complementary color is #B1AB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979DB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.