Medium Grey (979BBA) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Medium Grey"

Neutral · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of trust and stability. Evokes professionalism, security and serenity.

✨ Uses

Finance, banking, enterprise, software, social networks.

Tip

Medium Grey pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #979BBA

RGB rgb(151, 155, 186)

HSL hsl(233°, 20%, 66%)

CMYK C:19% M:17% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.3424

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.72:1

Aa — #979BBA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.71:1

Aa — #979BBA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#979BBA #BAB697

Analogous

#97ACBA #979BBA #A497BA

Triadic

#979BBA #BA979B #9BBA97

Split-comp.

#979BBA #BAA497 #ACBA97

Tetradic

#979BBA #BA97AC #BAB697 #97BAA4

Monochromatic

#3C3D49 #6A6C81 #A0A2B1 #BCBDC8 #E6E6EA

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