#98979B Color

#98979B is rgb(152, 151, 155) in RGB and hsl(255, 2%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#98979B

HEX#98979B

RGBrgb(152, 151, 155)

HSLhsl(255, 2%, 60%)

HSVhsv(255, 3%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.006 297.7)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #98979B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #98979B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#98979B Complementary#9A9B97 Analogous#97989B Analogous#9A979B Triadic#9B9897 Triadic#979B98

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #98979B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5A4A8 #B4B4B7 #C1C1C3 #D1D0D2 #DEDDDF #EDEDEE

Shades

#838287 #6F6E72 #5B5A5E #474649 #323234 #1E1E1F

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