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Recognised as Colour

#978D98

  • #978D98
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#978D98 is a grey with RGB values 151, 141, 152 and HSL 295°, 5%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#978D98#978D98
HEX#978D98
RGBrgb(151, 141, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5529, 0.5961
RGB percentages59.2%, 55.3%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(294.5, 5.1%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 7.2%, 59.6%)
CMYK0.7%, 7.2%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,932,184
CSS custom property--colour: #978D98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#687267

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C8F99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9098no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#988E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.6Light slate grey · ΔE 11.1Dark grey · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 12.2Rosy brown · ΔE 16.2Dim grey · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E988D
Analogous#928D98, #988D94
Triadic#98978D, #8D9897
Split complementary#93988D, #8D9892
Tetradic#98928D, #8E988D, #8D9498

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F8F9
Lighter +30%#E0DDE1
Lighter +20%#C8C3C8
Lighter +10%#AFA8B0
Darker −10%#7E737F
Darker −20%#635B64
Darker −30%#49424A
Darker −40%#2E2A2F
More saturated +25%#AD72B3
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R151
G141
B152
Red151 (59.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue294.55°
Saturation (HSL)5.07%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8D · B 98

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