What color is #97959E?

#97959E is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97959E?

The RGB value is 151, 149, 158: 151 red, 149 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97959E?

The complementary color is #9C9E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97959E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97959E color

#97959E rgb(151, 149, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97959E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.4% green and 62% blue (151, 149, 158).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#97959E color codes

HEX	`#97959E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 149, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.12, 2.5, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.12, 5.11, 299.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.68, 30.543, 36.673)`
Decimal	`9934238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97959E, 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 #97959E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97959E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #97959E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97959e; }
.text { color: #97959e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97959e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 149 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97959e, #9c959e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #97959E?: #97959E is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97959E?: The RGB value is 151, 149, 158: 151 red, 149 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97959E?: The complementary color is #9C9E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97959E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.