Recognised as Colour
#978D85
- #978D85
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#978D85 is a grey with RGB values 151, 141, 133 and HSL 27°, 8%, 56%. 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
#978D85#978D85
HEX#978D85
RGBrgb(151, 141, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5529, 0.5216
RGB percentages59.2%, 55.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(26.7, 8%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.7, 11.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 11.9%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,932,165
CSS custom property--colour: #978D85;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 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#8F8F8F
Inverted#68727A
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#858F97
Analogous#978586, #979685
Triadic#85978D, #8D8597
Split complementary#859796, #858697
Tetradic#869785, #858F97, #968597
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G141
B133
Red151 (59.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue26.67°
Saturation (HSL)7.96%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8D · B 85
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