#979799

Color #979799

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.81 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#979799

RGB

rgb(151, 151, 153)

HSL

hsl(240, 1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.3%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 1.3%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.52, 0.39, -1.05)

LCH

lch(62.52, 1.12, 290.38)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0029, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 59.2%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999997

Analogous

#979899

#979799

#989799

Triadic

#979799

#999797

#979997

Split-complementary

#979799

#999897

#989997

Tetradic

#979799

#999799

#999997

#979997

Square

#979799

#999798

#999997

#979998

Shades

Color #979799 mixed toward black.

#7d7d80

#646466

#4b4b4d

#323233

#19191a

Tints

Color #979799 mixed toward white.

#a8a8aa

#bababb

#cbcbcc

#dcdcdd

#eeeeee

Tones

Color #979799 mixed toward gray.

#979799

#979798

#989898

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979799 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#979798 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#979898 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 1.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #979799;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979799]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#979799 (#979799) is rgb(151, 151, 153) in RGB.

No, #979799 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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