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#979EA1 Happy Cement

#979EA1 is a light gray named Happy Cement. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62.0% green and 63.1% blue (rgb(151, 158, 161)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 5% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black. #979EA1 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.72:1.

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Variations of #979EA1

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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#979EA1 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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#979EA1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #979EA1 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9B9CA1
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C9EA1
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9B9EA1
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9B9CA1
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9A9DA1
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #959F9F
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #969EA0
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9B9D9E

#979EA1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.72:1 Very poor#979EA1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.72:1 Very good#979EA1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#979EA1 in CSS

/* Happy Cement */
.color { color: #979EA1; }
.background { background-color: #979EA1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #979EA1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 158 161);
color: hsl(198 5% 61%);
color: oklch(0.695 0.009 225.1);

#979EA1 FAQ

What color is #979EA1?

#979EA1 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #979EA1?

#979EA1 is rgb(151, 158, 161) in RGB, hsl(198, 5%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #979EA1?

The complementary color of #979EA1 is #A19A97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #979EA1?

Black text has the best contrast on #979EA1: 7.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #979EA1 a warm or cool color?

#979EA1 is a neutral color.