#979E6B Color

#979E6B is rgb(151, 158, 107) in RGB and hsl(68, 21%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979E6B

HEX#979E6B

RGBrgb(151, 158, 107)

HSLhsl(68, 21%, 52%)

HSVhsv(68, 32%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.071 114.7)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 32%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979E6B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979E6B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979E6B Complementary#726B9E Analogous#9E8B6B Analogous#7E9E6B Triadic#6B979E Triadic#9E6B97

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979E6B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A7AC80 #B3B893 #C3C7A9 #D0D3BB #DFE1D1 #ECEDE3

Shades

#848B5B #70754D #5B603E #4A4D32 #353824 #202216

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