#979A8D Color

#979A8D is rgb(151, 154, 141) in RGB and hsl(74, 6%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979A8D

HEX#979A8D

RGBrgb(151, 154, 141)

HSLhsl(74, 6%, 58%)

HSVhsv(74, 8%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.019 117.5)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979A8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979A8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979A8D Complementary#908D9A Analogous#9A978D Analogous#919A8D Triadic#8D979A Triadic#9A8D97

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979A8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6A99E #B2B5AB #C1C3BB #D0D1CC #DFE0DC #EBECE9

Shades

#848778 #717467 #5C5F54 #474941 #32332E #20201D

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