#979b8d

Color #979b8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.93 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#979b8d

RGB

rgb(151, 155, 141)

HSL

hsl(77.1, 6.5%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(77.1, 9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 0%, 9%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(63.3, -4.07, 6.84)

LCH

lch(63.3, 7.96, 120.75)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0207, 119.92)

HWB

hwb(77.1, 55.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#918d9b

Analogous

#9b988d

#979b8d

#909b8d

Triadic

#979b8d

#8d979b

#9b8d97

Split-complementary

#979b8d

#8d909b

#988d9b

Tetradic

#979b8d

#8d9b91

#918d9b

#9b8d97

Square

#979b8d

#8d9b98

#918d9b

#9b8d90

Shades

Color #979b8d mixed toward black.

#7f8373

#65695c

#4c4f45

#33352e

#191a17

Tints

Color #979b8d mixed toward white.

#a8aca0

#babcb3

#cbcdc6

#dcded9

#eeeeec

Tones

Color #979b8d mixed toward gray.

#969a8e

#96998f

#959790

#959692

#949593

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999991 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#999891 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#979394 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979b8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979b8d]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#979b8d (#979b8d) is rgb(151, 155, 141) in RGB.

No, #979b8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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