Colour

#978B97

#978B97
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#978B97 is a grey with RGB values 151, 139, 151 and HSL 300°, 5%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#978B97#978B97

HEX#978B97

RGBrgb(151, 139, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5451, 0.5922

RGB percentages59.2%, 54.5%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(300, 5.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 7.9%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 7.9%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,931,671

CSS custom property--colour: #978B97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#687468

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8E98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8F97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#988C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Dark grey · ΔE 13 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9 Dim grey · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B978B

Analogous#918B97, #978B91

Triadic#97978B, #8B9797

Split complementary#91978B, #8B9791

Tetradic#97918B, #8B978B, #8B9197

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F7F7

Lighter +30%#DFDCDF

Lighter +20%#C7C1C7

Lighter +10%#AFA6AF

Darker −10%#7E717E

Darker −20%#635963

Darker −30%#484148

Darker −40%#2D292D

More saturated +25%#B36FB3

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R151

G139

B151

Red151 (59.2%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)5.45%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 8B · B 97

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