What color is #97968D?

#97968D is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97968D?

The RGB value is 151, 150, 141: 151 red, 150 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97968D?

The complementary color is #8D8E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97968D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97968D color

#97968D rgb(151, 150, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97968D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.8% green and 55.3% blue (151, 150, 141).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#97968D color codes

HEX	`#97968D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 150, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 7%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, -1.32, 4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 5.05, 105.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.476, 30.315, 29.545)`
Decimal	`9934477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97968D, 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 #97968D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97968D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #97968D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97968d; }
.text { color: #97968d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97968d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 150 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97968d, #93978d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #97968D?: #97968D is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97968D?: The RGB value is 151, 150, 141: 151 red, 150 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97968D?: The complementary color is #8D8E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97968D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.