#979E8A Color

#979E8A is rgb(151, 158, 138) in RGB, hsl(81, 9%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artichoke (#8F9779), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#979E8A

HEX#979E8A

RGBrgb(151, 158, 138)

HSLhsl(81, 9%, 58%)

HSVhsv(81, 13%, 62%)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 38%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.03 122.9)

LABlab(64.11% -5.38 9.59)

LCHlch(64.11% 11.00 119.29)

What #979E8A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #979E8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 6.25 Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 8.28 Mummy's Tomb#828E84ΔE 8.6 Grullo#A99A86ΔE 9.16 Traffic Gray a#8F9695ΔE 10.65 Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 11.03

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#979E8A Channel Values

How #979E8A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 151 · G 158 · B 138	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 81° · S 9% · L 58%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 81° · S 13% · V 62%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 4% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 38%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.77:1 vs white · 7.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #979E8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #979E8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #979E8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #979E8A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #979E8A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#979E8A

Protanopia#9D9D8A

Protanomaly#9B9D8A

Deuteranopia#9C9C8A

Deuteranomaly#9A9D8A

Tritanopia#999C9C

Tritanomaly#989D95

Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

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Using #979E8A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-979e8a: #979E8A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #979E8A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-979e8a': '#979E8A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.620, blue: 0.541)

Android XML<color name="color_979e8a">#979E8A</color>

SVG fillfill="#979E8A"

More Gray Colors

#979E8A sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272a d9d9d9 292524 d8d8d8 292929 d6d6d6 2a2d2f d6d3d1 2b2b2b d4d4d8 2e2e2e d4d4d4 353839 43494e 51484f 5c5c5c 6b6e70 796878 838996 8e8c84 a1a1a1 acacac bebebe d1d1d1

#979E8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #979E8A?

#979E8A is a mid-tone gray — rgb(151, 158, 138) in RGB and hsl(81, 9%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.25.

What is the RGB value of #979E8A?

#979E8A is rgb(151, 158, 138) — red 151, green 158, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #979E8A?

#979E8A converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #979E8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #979E8A scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #979E8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #979E8A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 12.13, which is visibly different.

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