#979591 Color

#979591 is rgb(151, 149, 145) in RGB and hsl(40, 3%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979591

HEX#979591

RGBrgb(151, 149, 145)

HSLhsl(40, 3%, 58%)

HSVhsv(40, 4%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.006 84.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979591 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979591 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979591 Complementary#919397 Analogous#979291 Analogous#969791 Triadic#919795 Triadic#959197

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979591, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6A4A0 #B2B1AE #C1C0BD #D0CFCD #DFDEDD #EBEBEA

Shades

#83817C #716F6A #5C5A57 #474643 #32312F #201F1E

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