What color is #97998A?

#97998A is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97998A?

The RGB value is 151, 153, 138: 151 red, 153 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97998A?

The complementary color is #8C8A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97998A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97998A color

#97998A rgb(151, 153, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97998A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60% green and 54.1% blue (151, 153, 138).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#97998A color codes

HEX	`#97998A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 153, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.67, -3.51, 7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.67, 8.41, 114.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.741, 31.197, 28.547)`
Decimal	`9935242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97998A, 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 #97998A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97998A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #97998A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97998a; }
.text { color: #97998a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97998a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 153 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97998a, #90998a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #97998A?: #97998A is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97998A?: The RGB value is 151, 153, 138: 151 red, 153 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97998A?: The complementary color is #8C8A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97998A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.