All About Color #979B97

#979B97

About #979B97

#979B97 is a light gray color with the hex code #979B97. In RGB it is red 151, green 155, blue 151; in HSL it is hue 120°, saturation 2%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 3%, 0%, 3%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 2.82:1 on white and 7.45:1 on black.

#979B97 Color Conversion

Hex triplet97, 9B, 97
CMYK2.58%, 0.00%, 2.58%, 39.22%
RGB Decimal151, 155, 151
HSL120°, 2%, 60%
RGB Octal227, 233, 227
HSV (HSB)120.00°, 2.58%, 60.78%
RGB Binary10010111, 10011011, 10010111
CIE-L*AB63.55, -2.21, 1.58
RGB Percent59.22%, 60.78%, 59.22%
CIE-L*CH63.55, 2.72, 144.38
XYZ30.07, 32.26, 33.92
CIE-L*UV63.55, -2.04, 2.65
xyY0.31, 0.34, 32.26
Hunter-Lab56.79, -4.88, 4.35
RYB59.22%, 60.78%, 60.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#979B97 on a dark background: contrast 7.45:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#979B97 on a light background: contrast 2.82:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #979B97, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#979B97 · #C6C8C6 · #696D69 · #9B979B · #C8C6C8

Analogous palette

#9B9B97 · #999B97 · #979B97 · #979B99 · #979B9B

Triadic palette

#979B97 · #97979B · #9B9797 · #C6C8C6 · #C6C6C8

Tetradic palette

#979B97 · #97999B · #9B979B · #9B9997 · #696D69

Monochromatic palette

#4B4E4B · #707570 · #979B97 · #BEC1BE · #E5E6E5

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