Palettes / Colors / #979986

#979986 — Silver Grey

#979986 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #979986 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#979986 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 #878599; it also sits naturally between #999185 and #8D9985. 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 60% · Blue 53%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 40%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #979986

.text { color: #979986; }
.background { background-color: #979986; }
.border { border: 3px solid #979986; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 153, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 9%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #979986; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 153, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #979986; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 153, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#979986">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#979986">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #878599:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #979986: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #979986

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #979986 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #979986 rather than the exact color:

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 #979986?

#979986 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 151, 153, 134). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #979986?

#979986 is RGB 151, 153, 134 — HSL 66°, 9%, 56% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 12%, 40%.

What colors go with #979986?

Its complement is #878599; analogous partners are #999185 and #8D9985. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #979986 for text?

Black text on #979986 has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.91:1.