What color is #979EA9?

#979EA9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979EA9?

The RGB value is 151, 158, 169: 151 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979EA9?

The complementary color is #A9A297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979EA9 color

#979EA9 rgb(151, 158, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979EA9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62% green and 66.3% blue (151, 158, 169).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#979EA9 color codes

HEX	`#979EA9`
RGB	`rgb(151, 158, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.88, -0.25, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.88, 6.58, 267.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.149, 33.897, 42.377)`
Decimal	`9936553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979EA9, 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 #979EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #979EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979ea9; }
.text { color: #979ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 158 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979ea9, #9997a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #979EA9?: #979EA9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979EA9?: The RGB value is 151, 158, 169: 151 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979EA9?: The complementary color is #A9A297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.