What color is #9D978F?

#9D978F is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D978F?

The RGB value is 157, 151, 143: 157 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D978F?

The complementary color is #8F959D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D978F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D978F color

#9D978F rgb(157, 151, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D978F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 59.2% green and 56.1% blue (157, 151, 143).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#9D978F color codes

HEX	`#9D978F`
RGB	`rgb(157, 151, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 59.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.75, 0.73, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.75, 5.05, 81.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.929, 31.285, 30.443)`
Decimal	`10327951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D978F, 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 #9D978F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D978F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #9D978F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d978f; }
.text { color: #9d978f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d978f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 151 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d978f, #9c9d8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D978F?: #9D978F is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D978F?: The RGB value is 157, 151, 143: 157 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D978F?: The complementary color is #8F959D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D978F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.