#979d93

Color #979d93

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.01 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#979d93

RGB

rgb(151, 157, 147)

HSL

hsl(96, 4.9%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(96, 6.4%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 0%, 6.4%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(64, -4.07, 4.48)

LCH

lch(64, 6.05, 132.25)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0159, 132.71)

HWB

hwb(96, 57.6%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99939d

Analogous

#9c9d93

#979d93

#939d94

Triadic

#979d93

#93979d

#9d9397

Split-complementary

#979d93

#94939d

#9d939c

Tetradic

#979d93

#939d99

#99939d

#9d9397

Square

#979d93

#939c9d

#99939d

#9d9493

Shades

Color #979d93 mixed toward black.

#7d8578

#646a60

#4b5048

#323530

#191b18

Tints

Color #979d93 mixed toward white.

#a8ada5

#babeb7

#cbcec9

#dcdedb

#eeefed

Tones

Color #979d93 mixed toward gray.

#979c94

#979b95

#989a96

#989997

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a95 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#999996 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#979798 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979d93;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979d93]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#979d93 (#979d93) is rgb(151, 157, 147) in RGB.

No, #979d93 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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