#979AAA Color

#979AAA is rgb(151, 154, 170) in RGB and hsl(231, 10%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979AAA

HEX#979AAA

RGBrgb(151, 154, 170)

HSLhsl(231, 10%, 63%)

HSVhsv(231, 11%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.024 277.3)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#979AAA Complementary#AAA797 Analogous#97A3AA Analogous#9E97AA Triadic#AA979A Triadic#9AAA97

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A5A8B6 #B3B5C1 #C1C3CD #CFD1D8 #DDDEE3 #EBECEF

Shades

#818498 #6A6D81 #575A6B #434551 #30323B #1C1C22

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