Palettes / Colors / #978CA1

#978CA1 — Silver Grey

#978CA1 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#978CA1 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #96A18C; it also sits naturally between #8C8CA1 and #A18CA1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 55% · Blue 63%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 37%

Previews

CSS code for #978CA1

.text { color: #978CA1; }
.background { background-color: #978CA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #978CA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 140, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 10%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #978CA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 140, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #978CA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 140, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#978CA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#978CA1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #978CA1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96A18C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #978CA1: #000000.

How #978CA1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #978CA1 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #978CA1?

#978CA1 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 151, 140, 161). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #978CA1?

#978CA1 is RGB 151, 140, 161 — HSL 271°, 10%, 59% — CMYK 6%, 13%, 0%, 37%.

What colors go with #978CA1?

Its complement is #96A18C; analogous partners are #8C8CA1 and #A18CA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #978CA1 for text?

Black text on #978CA1 has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.19:1.