#979a97

Color #979a97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.3 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#979a97

RGB

rgb(151, 154, 151)

HSL

hsl(120, 1.5%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 1.9%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 1.9%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(63.28, -1.66, 1.19)

LCH

lch(63.28, 2.04, 144.36)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0055, 146.02)

HWB

hwb(120, 59.2%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a979a

Analogous

#989a97

#979a97

#979a98

Triadic

#979a97

#97979a

#9a9797

Split-complementary

#979a97

#98979a

#9a9798

Tetradic

#979a97

#979a9a

#9a979a

#9a9797

Square

#979a97

#97989a

#9a979a

#9a9897

Shades

Color #979a97 mixed toward black.

#7d817d

#646764

#4b4d4b

#323432

#191a19

Tints

Color #979a97 mixed toward white.

#a8aba8

#babcba

#cbcdcb

#dcdddc

#eeeeee

Tones

Color #979a97 mixed toward gray.

#979a97

#989998

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989898 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#989898 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#979898 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979a97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979a97]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#979a97 (#979a97) is rgb(151, 154, 151) in RGB.

No, #979a97 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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