What color is #979EAB?

#979EAB 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 #979EAB?

The RGB value is 151, 158, 171: 151 red, 158 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979EAB?

The complementary color is #ABA497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979EAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979EAB color

#979EAB rgb(151, 158, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62% green and 67.1% blue (151, 158, 171).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#979EAB color codes

HEX	`#979EAB`
RGB	`rgb(151, 158, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, 0.17, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 7.61, 271.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.338, 33.973, 43.374)`
Decimal	`9936555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979EAB, 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 #979EAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979EAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #979EAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979eab; }
.text { color: #979eab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979eab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 158 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979eab, #9a97ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #979EAB?: #979EAB 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 #979EAB?: The RGB value is 151, 158, 171: 151 red, 158 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979EAB?: The complementary color is #ABA497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979EAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.