#979AA5 Color

#979AA5 is rgb(151, 154, 165) in RGB and hsl(227, 7%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979AA5

HEX#979AA5

RGBrgb(151, 154, 165)

HSLhsl(227, 7%, 62%)

HSVhsv(227, 8%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.016 273.7)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979AA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979AA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979AA5 Complementary#A5A297 Analogous#97A1A5 Analogous#9B97A5 Triadic#A5979A Triadic#9AA597

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979AA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5A8B1 #B3B5BD #C0C2C8 #D1D2D7 #DEDFE3 #ECECEE

Shades

#818592 #6B6E7B #585B65 #45474F #323339 #1C1D21

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