#979B9B Color

#979B9B is rgb(151, 155, 155) in RGB and hsl(180, 2%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979B9B

HEX#979B9B

RGBrgb(151, 155, 155)

HSLhsl(180, 2%, 60%)

HSVhsv(180, 3%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.005 197)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979B9B 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 #979B9B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979B9B Complementary#9B9797 Analogous#979B99 Analogous#97999B Triadic#9B979B Triadic#9B9B97

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979B9B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4A8A8 #B4B7B7 #C1C3C3 #D0D2D2 #DDDFDF #EDEEEE

Shades

#828787 #6E7272 #5A5E5E #464949 #323434 #1E1F1F

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