What color is #97999F?

#97999F is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97999F?

The RGB value is 151, 153, 159: 151 red, 153 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97999F?

The complementary color is #9F9D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97999F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97999F color

#97999F rgb(151, 153, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97999F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60% green and 62.4% blue (151, 153, 159).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#97999F color codes

HEX	`#97999F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 153, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 5%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.23, 0.47, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.23, 3.42, 277.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.411, 31.865, 37.343)`
Decimal	`9935263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97999F, 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 #97999F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97999F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #97999F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97999f; }
.text { color: #97999f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97999f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 153 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97999f, #99979f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97999F?: #97999F is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97999F?: The RGB value is 151, 153, 159: 151 red, 153 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97999F?: The complementary color is #9F9D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97999F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.