#979A7E Color

#979A7E is rgb(151, 154, 126) in RGB and hsl(66, 12%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979A7E

HEX#979A7E

RGBrgb(151, 154, 126)

HSLhsl(66, 12%, 55%)

HSVhsv(66, 18%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.04 112.4)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979A7E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979A7E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979A7E Complementary#817E9A Analogous#9A8F7E Analogous#899A7E Triadic#7E979A Triadic#9A7E97

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979A7E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5A790 #B3B5A1 #C1C2B2 #D1D2C6 #DFE0D7 #EDEDE8

Shades

#86896C #70725A #5C5E4A #494A3A #35362B #1F1F19

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