What color is #97969C?

#97969C is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97969C?

The RGB value is 151, 150, 156: 151 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97969C?

The complementary color is #9B9C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97969C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97969C color

#97969C rgb(151, 150, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97969C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.8% green and 61.2% blue (151, 150, 156).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#97969C color codes

HEX	`#97969C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 150, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 4%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, 1.54, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 3.39, 296.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.669, 30.792, 35.827)`
Decimal	`9934492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97969C, 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 #97969C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97969C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #97969C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97969c; }
.text { color: #97969c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97969c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 150 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97969c, #9a969c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97969C?: #97969C is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97969C?: The RGB value is 151, 150, 156: 151 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97969C?: The complementary color is #9B9C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97969C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.