#979B9A Color

#979B9A is rgb(151, 155, 154) in RGB and hsl(165, 2%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979B9A

HEX#979B9A

RGBrgb(151, 155, 154)

HSLhsl(165, 2%, 60%)

HSVhsv(165, 3%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.005 179.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979B9A 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 text7.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979B9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979B9A Complementary#9B9798 Analogous#979B98 Analogous#979A9B Triadic#9A979B Triadic#9B9A97

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979B9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4A8A7 #B4B7B6 #C1C3C2 #D0D2D2 #DDDFDE #EDEEED

Shades

#828786 #6E7271 #5A5E5D #464948 #323434 #1E1F1F

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