What color is #97919D?

#97919D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97919D?

The RGB value is 151, 145, 157: 151 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97919D?

The complementary color is #979D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97919D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97919D color

#97919D rgb(151, 145, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97919D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.9% green and 61.6% blue (151, 145, 157).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#97919D color codes

HEX	`#97919D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 145, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, 4.54, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 7.16, 309.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.973, 29.264, 36.014)`
Decimal	`9933213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97919D, 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 #97919D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97919D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #97919D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97919d; }
.text { color: #97919d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97919d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 145 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97919d, #9d919d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #97919D?: #97919D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97919D?: The RGB value is 151, 145, 157: 151 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97919D?: The complementary color is #979D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97919D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.