#979A9B Color

#979A9B is rgb(151, 154, 155) in RGB and hsl(195, 2%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979A9B

HEX#979A9B

RGBrgb(151, 154, 155)

HSLhsl(195, 2%, 60%)

HSVhsv(195, 3%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.004 219.5)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979A9B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979A9B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979A9B Complementary#9B9897 Analogous#979B9A Analogous#97989B Triadic#9B979A Triadic#9A9B97

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979A9B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4A7A8 #B4B6B7 #C1C2C3 #D0D2D2 #DDDEDF #EDEDEE

Shades

#828687 #6E7172 #5A5D5E #464849 #323434 #1E1F1F

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