#979DAA Color

#979DAA is rgb(151, 157, 170) in RGB and hsl(221, 10%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979DAA

HEX#979DAA

RGBrgb(151, 157, 170)

HSLhsl(221, 10%, 63%)

HSVhsv(221, 11%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.02 265.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#979DAA Complementary#AAA497 Analogous#97A7AA Analogous#9B97AA Triadic#AA979D Triadic#9DAA97

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A5AAB6 #B3B8C1 #C1C5CD #CFD2D8 #DDDFE3 #EBECEF

Shades

#818898 #6A7181 #575D6B #434751 #30343B #1C1D22

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