What color is #97A19F?

#97A19F is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A19F?

The RGB value is 151, 161, 159: 151 red, 161 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A19F?

The complementary color is #A19799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A19F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A19F color

#97A19F rgb(151, 161, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A19F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.1% green and 62.4% blue (151, 161, 159).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#97A19F color codes

HEX	`#97A19F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 161, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 6%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, -3.94, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 3.95, 182.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.764, 34.572, 37.794)`
Decimal	`9937311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A19F, 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 #97A19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A19F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #97A19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a19f; }
.text { color: #97a19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 161 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a19f, #979ea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97A19F?: #97A19F is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A19F?: The RGB value is 151, 161, 159: 151 red, 161 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A19F?: The complementary color is #A19799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A19F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.