#979BA5 Color

#979BA5 is rgb(151, 155, 165) in RGB and hsl(223, 7%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979BA5

HEX#979BA5

RGBrgb(151, 155, 165)

HSLhsl(223, 7%, 62%)

HSVhsv(223, 8%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.015 268.4)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979BA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979BA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979BA5 Complementary#A5A197 Analogous#97A2A5 Analogous#9A97A5 Triadic#A5979B Triadic#9BA597

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979BA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5A8B1 #B3B5BD #C0C3C8 #D1D2D7 #DEDFE3 #ECEDEE

Shades

#818692 #6B6F7B #585B65 #45484F #323439 #1C1E21

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