What color is #97959F?

#97959F 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 #97959F?

The RGB value is 151, 149, 159: 151 red, 149 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97959F?

The complementary color is #9D9F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97959F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97959F color

#97959F rgb(151, 149, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97959F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.4% green and 62.4% blue (151, 149, 159).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#97959F color codes

HEX	`#97959F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 149, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.15, 2.7, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.15, 5.67, 298.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.767, 30.577, 37.128)`
Decimal	`9934239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97959F, 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 #97959F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97959F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #97959F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97959f; }
.text { color: #97959f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97959f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 149 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97959f, #9c959f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #97959F?: #97959F 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 #97959F?: The RGB value is 151, 149, 159: 151 red, 149 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97959F?: The complementary color is #9D9F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97959F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.