What color is #97A093?

#97A093 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A093?

The RGB value is 151, 160, 147: 151 red, 160 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A093?

The complementary color is #9C93A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A093 color

#97A093 rgb(151, 160, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A093 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62.7% green and 57.6% blue (151, 160, 147).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#97A093 color codes

HEX	`#97A093`
RGB	`rgb(151, 160, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 8%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.83, -5.7, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.83, 8.04, 135.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.599, 33.827, 32.515)`
Decimal	`9937043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A093, 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 #97A093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #97A093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a093; }
.text { color: #97a093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 160 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a093, #93a095); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #97A093?: #97A093 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A093?: The RGB value is 151, 160, 147: 151 red, 160 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A093?: The complementary color is #9C93A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.