Recognised as Colour

#978B89

#978B89
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#978B89 is a grey with RGB values 151, 139, 137 and HSL 9°, 6%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#978B89#978B89

HEX#978B89

RGBrgb(151, 139, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5451, 0.5373

RGB percentages59.2%, 54.5%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(8.6, 6.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 9.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 7.9%, 9.3%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,931,657

CSS custom property--colour: #978B89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#687476

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D8C89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#908E89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9A8A8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.2 Dark grey · ΔE 11.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.3 Dim grey · ΔE 15.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Slate grey · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#899597

Analogous#97898E, #979289

Triadic#89978B, #8B8997

Split complementary#899792, #898E97

Tetradic#8E9789, #899597, #928997

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7F6F5

Lighter +30%#DFDBDA

Lighter +20%#C7C0BF

Lighter +10%#AFA6A4

Darker −10%#7E716F

Darker −20%#635957

Darker −30%#48403F

Darker −40%#2D2827

More saturated +25%#B3776D

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R151

G139

B137

Red151 (59.2%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue8.57°

Saturation (HSL)6.31%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 8B · B 89

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