All About Color #979B9A

#979B9A

About #979B9A

#979B9A is a light gray color with the hex code #979B9A. In RGB it is red 151, green 155, blue 154; in HSL it is hue 165°, saturation 2%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 3%, 0%, 1%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 2.81:1 on white and 7.47:1 on black.

#979B9A Color Conversion

Hex triplet97, 9B, 9A
CMYK2.58%, 0.00%, 0.65%, 39.22%
RGB Decimal151, 155, 154
HSL165°, 2%, 60%
RGB Octal227, 233, 232
HSV (HSB)165.00°, 2.58%, 60.78%
RGB Binary10010111, 10011011, 10011010
CIE-L*AB63.64, -1.63, 0.01
RGB Percent59.22%, 60.78%, 60.39%
CIE-L*CH63.64, 1.63, 179.54
XYZ30.32, 32.36, 35.22
CIE-L*UV63.64, -2.19, 0.30
xyY0.31, 0.33, 32.36
Hunter-Lab56.88, -4.41, 3.11
RYB59.22%, 60.11%, 60.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#979B9A on a dark background: contrast 7.47:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#979B9A on a light background: contrast 2.81:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #979B9A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#979B9A · #C6C8C7 · #696D6C · #9B9798 · #C8C6C6

Analogous palette

#989B97 · #979B98 · #979B9A · #979A9B · #97989B

Triadic palette

#979B9A · #9A979B · #9B9A97 · #C6C8C7 · #C7C6C8

Tetradic palette

#979B9A · #98979B · #9B9798 · #9A9B97 · #696D6C

Monochromatic palette

#4B4E4D · #707574 · #979B9A · #BEC1C0 · #E5E6E6

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