What color is #97989E?

#97989E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97989E?

The RGB value is 151, 152, 158: 151 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97989E?

The complementary color is #9E9D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97989E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97989E color

#97989E rgb(151, 152, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97989E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 59.6% green and 62% blue (151, 152, 158).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 3% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#97989E color codes

HEX	`#97989E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 152, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 59.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 3%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 4%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, 0.82, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 3.37, 284.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.161, 31.504, 36.833)`
Decimal	`9935006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97989E, 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 #97989E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97989E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #97989E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97989e; }
.text { color: #97989e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97989e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 152 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97989e, #9a979e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97989E?: #97989E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97989E?: The RGB value is 151, 152, 158: 151 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97989E?: The complementary color is #9E9D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97989E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.