#979096

Accessibility

6.75:1

Vs white / black

3.11:1 · 6.75:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#979096

RGB

rgb(151, 144, 150)

RGBA

rgba(151, 144, 150, 1)

HSL

hsl(309, 3%, 58%)

HSLA

hsla(309, 3%, 58%, 1)

HSV

hsv(309, 5%, 59%)

LAB

lab(60.54% 3.72 -2.25)

LCH

lch(60.54% 4.35 328.83)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6612 0.0104 -0.0059)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6612 0.012 330.43)

XYZ

xyz(28.24, 28.73, 32.91)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 41%)

CSS

color: #979096;

CSS variable

--color-979096: #979096;

SCSS

$color-979096: #979096;

JavaScript

const color = "#979096";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#979096";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#979096" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#979096", "rgb": { "r": 151, "g": 144, "b": 150 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6612 0.012 330.43)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#979096-1: #979096;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Very different · ΔE 6.1 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 8.29 · #808080

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 6.56 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 13.99 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf1fc 100f0e3ee 200dcd0da 300c6b9c4 400a99da7 5008e828c 600776c76 70060565f 8004a4049 900352c34 95020171f

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6f6f6 eeedee e5e3e5 dcdadc d4d1d3 cbc8cb c2bec2 bab5b9 b1acb0 a8a3a8 a0999f 979096 8a848a 7e787d 716c71 656064 585457 4c484b 3f3c3e 323032 262426 191819 0d0c0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f6f6 eeedee e5e3e5 dcdadc d4d1d3 cbc8cb c2bec2 bab5b9 b1acb0 a8a3a8 a0999f

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

8a848a 7e787d 716c71 656064 585457 4c484b 3f3c3e 323032 262426 191819 0d0c0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

958f94 938d92 918c91 8f8b8f 8d898d 8c888b 8a8789 888587 868486 848384 828182

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#979096Stop 1 #919792Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#959197Stop 1 #979096Stop 2 #979193Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#979096Stop 1 #969791Stop 2 #919697Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#979096Stop 1 #939791Stop 2 #919795Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#353134Stop 1 #5C575BStop 2 #837C82Stop 3 #A8A3A8Stop 4 #CECACDStop 5

Using this color

Where #979096 works

#979096 (#979096) sits in the grey family at about 309° hue, 3% saturation, and 58% lightness. Contrast is 3.11:1 on white and 6.75:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #979096 as small body text on white — 3.11:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material You Neutral#938F99 System Gray#8E8E93 Web Safe #999999#999999 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Gray#808080 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Brown 300#A1887F Fill Tertiary#787880

Where #979096 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #979096 as small body text on white — 3.11:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.