What color is #979E9F?

#979E9F is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979E9F?

The RGB value is 151, 158, 159: 151 red, 158 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979E9F?

The complementary color is #9F9897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979E9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979E9F color

#979E9F rgb(151, 158, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979E9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62% green and 62.4% blue (151, 158, 159).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#979E9F color codes

HEX	`#979E9F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 158, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 5%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.59, -2.3, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.59, 2.69, 211.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.246, 33.536, 37.621)`
Decimal	`9936543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979E9F, 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 #979E9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979E9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #979E9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979e9f; }
.text { color: #979e9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979e9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 158 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979e9f, #979a9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #979E9F?: #979E9F is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979E9F?: The RGB value is 151, 158, 159: 151 red, 158 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979E9F?: The complementary color is #9F9897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979E9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.