#979697

Color #979697

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#979697

RGB

rgb(151, 150, 151)

HSL

hsl(300, 0.5%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 0.7%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.7%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(62.19, 0.56, -0.4)

LCH

lch(62.19, 0.69, 324.46)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0018, 326.31)

HWB

hwb(300, 58.8%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969796

Analogous

#969697

#979697

#979696

Triadic

#979697

#979796

#969797

Split-complementary

#979697

#969796

Tetradic

#979697

#979696

#969796

#969797

Square

#979697

#979696

#969796

#969697

Shades

Color #979697 mixed toward black.

#7e7d7e

#656465

#4c4b4c

#323232

#191919

Tints

Color #979697 mixed toward white.

#a8a7a8

#bab9ba

#cbcacb

#dcdcdc

#eeedee

Tones

Color #979697 mixed toward gray.

#979697

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979797 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#979797 · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#979797 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 0.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #979697;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979697]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#979697 (#979697) is rgb(151, 150, 151) in RGB.

No, #979697 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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