What color is #979E92?

#979E92 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979E92?

The RGB value is 151, 158, 146: 151 red, 158 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979E92?

The complementary color is #99929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979E92 color

#979E92 rgb(151, 158, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979E92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62% green and 57.3% blue (151, 158, 146).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#979E92 color codes

HEX	`#979E92`
RGB	`rgb(151, 158, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, -4.8, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 7.23, 131.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.177, 33.108, 31.989)`
Decimal	`9936530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979E92, 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 #979E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #979E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979e92; }
.text { color: #979e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 158 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979e92, #929e93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979E92?: #979E92 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979E92?: The RGB value is 151, 158, 146: 151 red, 158 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979E92?: The complementary color is #99929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.