#979CAA Color

#979CAA is rgb(151, 156, 170) in RGB and hsl(224, 10%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979CAA

HEX#979CAA

RGBrgb(151, 156, 170)

HSLhsl(224, 10%, 63%)

HSVhsv(224, 11%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.021 270.1)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#979CAA Complementary#AAA597 Analogous#97A6AA Analogous#9C97AA Triadic#AA979C Triadic#9CAA97

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A5AAB6 #B3B7C1 #C1C4CD #CFD2D8 #DDDFE3 #EBECEF

Shades

#818798 #6A7081 #575C6B #434651 #30333B #1C1D22

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