#979BAA Color

#979BAA is rgb(151, 155, 170) in RGB and hsl(227, 10%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979BAA

HEX#979BAA

RGBrgb(151, 155, 170)

HSLhsl(227, 10%, 63%)

HSVhsv(227, 11%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.022 273.9)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#979BAA Complementary#AAA697 Analogous#97A5AA Analogous#9D97AA Triadic#AA979B Triadic#9BAA97

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A5A9B6 #B3B6C1 #C1C4CD #CFD1D8 #DDDFE3 #EBECEF

Shades

#818698 #6A6F81 #575B6B #434651 #30333B #1C1D22

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