#979CA5 Color

#979CA5 is rgb(151, 156, 165) in RGB and hsl(219, 7%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979CA5

HEX#979CA5

RGBrgb(151, 156, 165)

HSLhsl(219, 7%, 62%)

HSVhsv(219, 8%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.014 262.4)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979CA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979CA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979CA5 Complementary#A5A097 Analogous#97A3A5 Analogous#9997A5 Triadic#A5979C Triadic#9CA597

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979CA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5A9B1 #B3B6BD #C0C3C8 #D1D3D7 #DEE0E3 #ECEDEE

Shades

#818792 #6B707B #585C65 #45484F #323439 #1C1E21

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