What color is #97A0A3?

#97A0A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A0A3?

The RGB value is 151, 160, 163: 151 red, 160 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A0A3?

The complementary color is #A39A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A0A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A0A3 color

#97A0A3 rgb(151, 160, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A0A3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62.7% green and 63.9% blue (151, 160, 163).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#97A0A3 color codes

HEX	`#97A0A3`
RGB	`rgb(151, 160, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.25, -2.59, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.25, 3.72, 225.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.943, 34.365, 39.593)`
Decimal	`9937059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A0A3, 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 #97A0A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A0A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #97A0A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a0a3; }
.text { color: #97a0a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a0a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 160 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a0a3, #979aa3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97A0A3?: #97A0A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A0A3?: The RGB value is 151, 160, 163: 151 red, 160 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A0A3?: The complementary color is #A39A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A0A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.