Colour
#979A97
- #979A97
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#979A97 is a grey with RGB values 151, 154, 151 and HSL 120°, 1%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#979A97#979A97
HEX#979A97
RGBrgb(151, 154, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6039, 0.5922
RGB percentages59.2%, 60.4%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(120, 1.5%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 1.9%, 60.4%)
CMYK1.9%, 0%, 1.9%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,511
CSS custom property--colour: #979A97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#686568
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A979A
Analogous#999A97, #979A99
Triadic#97979A, #9A9797
Split complementary#99979A, #9A9799
Tetradic#97999A, #9A979A, #9A9997
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G154
B151
Red151 (59.2%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)1.46%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9A · B 97
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