Medium Grey (979CBA) — 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 #979CBA

RGB rgb(151, 156, 186)

HSL hsl(231°, 20%, 66%)

CMYK C:19% M:16% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.3458

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.7:1

Aa — #979CBA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.78:1

Aa — #979CBA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#979CBA #BAB497

Analogous

#97AEBA #979CBA #A397BA

Triadic

#979CBA #BA979C #9CBA97

Split-comp.

#979CBA #BAA397 #AEBA97

Tetradic

#979CBA #BA97AE #BAB497 #97BAA3

Monochromatic

#3C3E49 #6A6D81 #A0A2B1 #BCBEC8 #E6E6EA

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