Medium Grey (979EBA) — 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 #979EBA

RGB rgb(151, 158, 186)

HSL hsl(228°, 20%, 66%)

CMYK C:19% M:15% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.3527

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.65:1

Aa — #979EBA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.92:1

Aa — #979EBA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#979EBA #BAB397

Analogous

#97AFBA #979EBA #A197BA

Triadic

#979EBA #BA979E #9EBA97

Split-comp.

#979EBA #BAA197 #AFBA97

Tetradic

#979EBA #BA97AF #BAB397 #97BAA1

Monochromatic

#3C3E49 #6A6E81 #A0A3B1 #BCBEC8 #E6E7EA

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