What color is #9097A7?

#9097A7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9097A7?

The RGB value is 144, 151, 167: 144 red, 151 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9097A7?

The complementary color is #A7A090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9097A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9097A7 color

#9097A7 rgb(144, 151, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9097A7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 59.2% green and 65.5% blue (144, 151, 167).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#9097A7 color codes

HEX	`#9097A7`
RGB	`rgb(144, 151, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 59.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, 0.83, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 9.26, 275.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.542, 30.852, 40.95)`
Decimal	`9476007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9097A7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9097A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9097A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9097A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9097a7; }
.text { color: #9097a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9097a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 151 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9097a7, #9590a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9097A7?: #9097A7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9097A7?: The RGB value is 144, 151, 167: 144 red, 151 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9097A7?: The complementary color is #A7A090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9097A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.