Colour

#978F97

#978F97
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#978F97 is a grey with RGB values 151, 143, 151 and HSL 300°, 4%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#978F97#978F97

HEX#978F97

RGBrgb(151, 143, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5608, 0.5922

RGB percentages59.2%, 56.1%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(300, 3.7%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 5.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 5.3%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,932,695

CSS custom property--colour: #978F97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#687068

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F9197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#909297no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#989092no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.7 Dark grey · ΔE 10.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.2 Dim grey · ΔE 16.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F978F

Analogous#938F97, #978F93

Triadic#97978F, #8F9797

Split complementary#93978F, #8F9793

Tetradic#97938F, #8F978F, #8F9397

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F9F9

Lighter +30%#E1DEE1

Lighter +20%#C8C4C8

Lighter +10%#B0A9B0

Darker −10%#7E757E

Darker −20%#645C64

Darker −30%#494449

Darker −40%#2F2B2F

More saturated +25%#B274B2

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R151

G143

B151

Red151 (59.2%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)3.7%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 8F · B 97

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