#979B7D Color

#979B7D is rgb(151, 155, 125) in RGB and hsl(68, 13%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979B7D

HEX#979B7D

RGBrgb(151, 155, 125)

HSLhsl(68, 13%, 55%)

HSVhsv(68, 19%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.043 113.7)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979B7D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979B7D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979B7D Complementary#817D9B Analogous#9B907D Analogous#889B7D Triadic#7D979B Triadic#9B7D97

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979B7D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5A88F #B3B6A0 #C1C3B1 #D1D3C5 #DFE0D7 #EDEDE8

Shades

#868A6A #707359 #5C5F49 #494B3A #35372A #1F2018

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