Rosy Brown (Brown)

#979A9D

RGB: 151, 154, 157

Color OverviewHEX #979A9D

#979A9D Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #979A9D is composed of 59% red, 60% green, and 62% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 210°, saturation of 3%, and lightness of 60%.

HEX

#979A9D

RGB

151, 154, 157

HSL

210°, 3%, 60%

HSV

210°, 4%, 62%

CMYK

4%, 2%, 0%, 38%

Name Match

Rosy Brown

Closest Standard

Shades of #979A9D (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #979A9D (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #979A9D (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #979A9D

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #979A9D Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.83 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #979A9D Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):7.42 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #979A9D;
}

.element {
  color: #979A9D;
  background-color: #979A9D;
  border-color: #979A9D;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#979A9D] text-[#979A9D] border-[#979A9D]">
  Content styled with #979A9D
</div>