#979B99 Color

#979B99 is rgb(151, 155, 153) in RGB and hsl(150, 2%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979B99

HEX#979B99

RGBrgb(151, 155, 153)

HSLhsl(150, 2%, 60%)

HSVhsv(150, 3%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.005 164.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979B99 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 text7.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979B99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979B99 Complementary#9B9799 Analogous#979B97 Analogous#979B9B Triadic#99979B Triadic#9B9997

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979B99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4A8A6 #B4B7B5 #C1C3C2 #D0D2D1 #DDDFDE #EDEEED

Shades

#828785 #6E7270 #5A5E5C #464947 #323433 #1E1F1F

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