#979EA1 Color

#979EA1 is rgb(151, 158, 161) in RGB and hsl(198, 5%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979EA1

HEX#979EA1

RGBrgb(151, 158, 161)

HSLhsl(198, 5%, 61%)

HSVhsv(198, 6%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.009 225.1)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979EA1 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 #979EA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979EA1 Complementary#A19A97 Analogous#97A19F Analogous#9799A1 Triadic#A1979E Triadic#9EA197

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979EA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4AAAD #B4B9BB #C1C6C7 #CFD2D3 #DCDFE0 #ECEEEE

Shades

#818A8D #6D7578 #5A6063 #44494B #303436 #1D1F20

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