Recognised as Colour
#979D8A
- #979D8A
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#979D8A is a green with RGB values 151, 157, 138 and HSL 79°, 9%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#979D8A#979D8A
HEX#979D8A
RGBrgb(151, 157, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6157, 0.5412
RGB percentages59.2%, 61.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(78.9, 8.8%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.9, 12.1%, 61.6%)
CMYK3.8%, 0%, 12.1%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,936,266
CSS custom property--colour: #979D8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#686275
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#908A9D
Analogous#9D998A, #8D9D8A
Triadic#8A979D, #9D8A97
Split complementary#8A8D9D, #998A9D
Tetradic#8A9D99, #908A9D, #9D8A8D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G157
B138
Red151 (59.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue78.95°
Saturation (HSL)8.84%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9D · B 8A
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