#979e87

Color #979e87

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.08 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#979e87

RGB

rgb(151, 158, 135)

HSL

hsl(78.3, 10.6%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(78.3, 14.6%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 0%, 14.6%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.98, -6.76, 11.18)

LCH

lch(63.98, 13.06, 121.16)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0337, 121.05)

HWB

hwb(78.3, 52.9%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e879e

Analogous

#9e9a87

#979e87

#8c9e87

Triadic

#979e87

#87979e

#9e8797

Split-complementary

#979e87

#878c9e

#9a879e

Tetradic

#979e87

#879e8e

#8e879e

#9e8797

Square

#979e87

#879e9a

#8e879e

#9e878c

Shades

Color #979e87 mixed toward black.

#7f876d

#666c57

#4c5142

#33362c

#191b16

Tints

Color #979e87 mixed toward white.

#a8ae9b

#babeaf

#cbcfc3

#dcdfd7

#eeefeb

Tones

Color #979e87 mixed toward gray.

#969c89

#969a8b

#95988d

#94968f

#939591

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

#9a9a8d · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#9a998e · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#979293 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979e87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979e87]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#979e87 (#979e87) is rgb(151, 158, 135) in RGB.

No, #979e87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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