#979787

Color #979787

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.47 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#979787

RGB

rgb(151, 151, 135)

HSL

hsl(60, 7.1%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 10.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 10.6%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(62.05, -2.94, 8.44)

LCH

lch(62.05, 8.94, 109.21)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.023, 106.94)

HWB

hwb(60, 52.9%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878797

Analogous

#978f87

#979787

#8f9787

Triadic

#979787

#879797

#978797

Split-complementary

#979787

#878f97

#8f8797

Tetradic

#979787

#879787

#878797

#978797

Square

#979787

#87978f

#878797

#97878f

Shades

Color #979787 mixed toward black.

#80806f

#666659

#4d4d42

#33332c

#1a1a16

Tints

Color #979787 mixed toward white.

#a8a89b

#babaaf

#cbcbc3

#dcdcd7

#eeeeeb

Tones

Color #979787 mixed toward gray.

#969688

#94948a

#93938b

#92928c

#90908e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97978b · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#97978c · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#978e8f · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #979787;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979787]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#979787 (#979787) is rgb(151, 151, 135) in RGB.

No, #979787 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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