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#979986 Lemongrass

#979986 is a medium gray named Lemongrass. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60.0% green and 52.5% blue (rgb(151, 153, 134)). Its HSL value is 66° hue, 9% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black. #979986 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.22:1.

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Variations of #979986

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#979986 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#979986 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #979986 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9C9887
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C9785
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9B9885
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9C9887
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9B9886
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9A9794
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #98988C
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #979893

#979986 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.91:1 Very poor#979986 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.22:1 Very good#979986 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#979986 in CSS

/* Lemongrass */
.color { color: #979986; }
.background { background-color: #979986; }
.border { border: 1px solid #979986; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 153 134);
color: hsl(66 9% 56%);
color: oklch(0.676 0.027 112.0);

#979986 FAQ

What color is #979986?

#979986 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #979986?

#979986 is rgb(151, 153, 134) in RGB, hsl(66, 9%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #979986?

The complementary color of #979986 is #888699, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #979986?

Black text has the best contrast on #979986: 7.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #979986 a warm or cool color?

#979986 is a neutral color.