What color is #97998C?

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

What is the RGB value of #97998C?

The RGB value is 151, 153, 140: 151 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97998C?

The complementary color is #8E8C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97998C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97998C color

#97998C rgb(151, 153, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97998C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60% green and 54.9% blue (151, 153, 140).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#97998C color codes

HEX	`#97998C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 153, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.72, -3.15, 6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.72, 7.3, 115.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.887, 31.255, 29.317)`
Decimal	`9935244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97998C, 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 #97998C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97998C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #97998C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97998c; }
.text { color: #97998c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97998c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 153 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97998c, #91998c); }

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Questions

What color is #97998C?: #97998C is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97998C?: The RGB value is 151, 153, 140: 151 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97998C?: The complementary color is #8E8C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97998C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.