What color is #97868D?

#97868D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97868D?

The RGB value is 151, 134, 141: 151 red, 134 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97868D?

The complementary color is #869790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97868D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97868D color

#97868D rgb(151, 134, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97868D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 52.5% green and 55.3% blue (151, 134, 141).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#97868D color codes

HEX	`#97868D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 134, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 52.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.61, 7.68, -1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.61, 7.81, 349.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.095, 25.553, 28.752)`
Decimal	`9930381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97868D, 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 #97868D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97868D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	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 #97868D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97868d; }
.text { color: #97868d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97868d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 134 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97868d, #978886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #97868D?: #97868D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97868D?: The RGB value is 151, 134, 141: 151 red, 134 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97868D?: The complementary color is #869790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97868D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.