#979991

Color #979991

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.84 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#979991

RGB

rgb(151, 153, 145)

HSL

hsl(75, 3.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(75, 5.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 5.2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.85, -2.24, 3.95)

LCH

lch(62.85, 4.54, 119.56)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0118, 117.87)

HWB

hwb(75, 56.9%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#939199

Analogous

#999791

#979991

#939991

Triadic

#979991

#919799

#999197

Split-complementary

#979991

#919399

#979199

Tetradic

#979991

#919993

#939199

#999197

Square

#979991

#919997

#939199

#999193

Shades

Color #979991 mixed toward black.

#7e8177

#656760

#4c4d48

#333430

#191a18

Tints

Color #979991 mixed toward white.

#a8aaa3

#babbb6

#cbccc8

#dcddda

#eeeeed

Tones

Color #979991 mixed toward gray.

#979892

#969892

#969793

#969694

#959694

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989893 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#989893 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#979595 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #979991;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979991]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#979991 (#979991) is rgb(151, 153, 145) in RGB.

No, #979991 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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