What color is #9597A4?

#9597A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9597A4?

The RGB value is 149, 151, 164: 149 red, 151 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9597A4?

The complementary color is #A4A295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9597A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9597A4 color

#9597A4 rgb(149, 151, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9597A4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 59.2% green and 64.3% blue (149, 151, 164).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#9597A4 color codes

HEX	`#9597A4`
RGB	`rgb(149, 151, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 59.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.68, 1.91, -7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.68, 7.3, 285.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.161, 31.203, 39.549)`
Decimal	`9803684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9597A4, 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 #9597A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9597A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #9597A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9597a4; }
.text { color: #9597a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9597a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 151 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9597a4, #9b95a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9597A4?: #9597A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9597A4?: The RGB value is 149, 151, 164: 149 red, 151 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9597A4?: The complementary color is #A4A295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9597A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.