#979DA5 Color

#979DA5 is rgb(151, 157, 165) in RGB and hsl(214, 7%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979DA5

HEX#979DA5

RGBrgb(151, 157, 165)

HSLhsl(214, 7%, 62%)

HSVhsv(214, 8%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.014 255.5)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979DA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979DA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979DA5 Complementary#A59F97 Analogous#97A4A5 Analogous#9897A5 Triadic#A5979D Triadic#9DA597

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979DA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5AAB1 #B3B7BD #C0C4C8 #D1D3D7 #DEE0E3 #ECEDEE

Shades

#818992 #6B727B #585D65 #45494F #323539 #1C1E21

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