#979F8E Color

#979F8E is rgb(151, 159, 142) in RGB and hsl(88, 8%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979F8E

HEX#979F8E

RGBrgb(151, 159, 142)

HSLhsl(88, 8%, 59%)

HSVhsv(88, 11%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.026 127.7)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979F8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979F8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979F8E Complementary#968E9F Analogous#9F9E8E Analogous#8F9F8E Triadic#8E979F Triadic#9F8E97

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979F8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6AD9F #B3B9AC #C2C7BD #CFD2CB #DEE1DB #EBECE9

Shades

#838C78 #6E7665 #5A6052 #484D42 #33372F #1F211C

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