All About Color #979B99

#979B99

About #979B99

#979B99 is a light gray color with the hex code #979B99. In RGB it is red 151, green 155, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 150°, saturation 2%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 3%, 0%, 1%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 2.81:1 on white and 7.46:1 on black.

#979B99 Color Conversion

Hex triplet97, 9B, 99
CMYK2.58%, 0.00%, 1.29%, 39.22%
RGB Decimal151, 155, 153
HSL150°, 2%, 60%
RGB Octal227, 233, 231
HSV (HSB)150.00°, 2.58%, 60.78%
RGB Binary10010111, 10011011, 10011001
CIE-L*AB63.61, -1.82, 0.54
RGB Percent59.22%, 60.78%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH63.61, 1.90, 163.62
XYZ30.23, 32.32, 34.78
CIE-L*UV63.61, -2.14, 1.09
xyY0.31, 0.33, 32.32
Hunter-Lab56.85, -4.57, 3.52
RYB59.22%, 60.26%, 60.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#979B99 on a dark background: contrast 7.46:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#979B99 on a light background: contrast 2.81:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #979B99, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#979B99 · #C6C8C7 · #696D6B · #9B9799 · #C8C6C7

Analogous palette

#999B97 · #979B97 · #979B99 · #979B9B · #97999B

Triadic palette

#979B99 · #99979B · #9B9997 · #C6C8C7 · #C7C6C8

Tetradic palette

#979B99 · #97979B · #9B9799 · #9B9B97 · #696D6B

Monochromatic palette

#4B4E4D · #707573 · #979B99 · #BEC1BF · #E5E6E6

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