What color is #979F90?

#979F90 is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979F90?

The RGB value is 151, 159, 144: 151 red, 159 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979F90?

The complementary color is #98909F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979F90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979F90 color

#979F90 rgb(151, 159, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979F90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62.4% green and 56.5% blue (151, 159, 144).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#979F90 color codes

HEX	`#979F90`
RGB	`rgb(151, 159, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.47, -5.71, 6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.47, 8.92, 129.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.194, 33.389, 31.234)`
Decimal	`9936784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979F90, 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 #979F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #979F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979f90; }
.text { color: #979f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 159 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979f90, #909f91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979F90?: #979F90 is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979F90?: The RGB value is 151, 159, 144: 151 red, 159 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979F90?: The complementary color is #98909F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979F90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.