What color is #979EAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #979EAF?

The RGB value is 151, 158, 175: 151 red, 158 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979EAF?

The complementary color is #AFA897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979EAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979EAF color

#979EAF rgb(151, 158, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62% green and 68.6% blue (151, 158, 175).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#979EAF color codes

HEX	`#979EAF`
RGB	`rgb(151, 158, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.06, 1.03, -9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.06, 9.72, 276.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.725, 34.128, 45.412)`
Decimal	`9936559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979EAF, 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 #979EAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979EAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #979EAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979eaf; }
.text { color: #979eaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979eaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 158 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979eaf, #9c97af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #979EAF?: #979EAF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979EAF?: The RGB value is 151, 158, 175: 151 red, 158 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979EAF?: The complementary color is #AFA897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979EAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.