What color is #97A1BB?

#97A1BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A1BB?

The RGB value is 151, 161, 187: 151 red, 161 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A1BB?

The complementary color is #BBB197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A1BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A1BB color

#97A1BB rgb(151, 161, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #97A1BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.1% green and 73.3% blue (151, 161, 187).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#97A1BB color codes

HEX	`#97A1BB`
RGB	`rgb(151, 161, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.26, 2.03, -14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.26, 14.72, 277.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.475, 35.656, 52.07)`
Decimal	`9937339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A1BB, 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 #97A1BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A1BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #97A1BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a1bb; }
.text { color: #97a1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a1bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 161 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a1bb, #9f97bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97A1BB?: #97A1BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A1BB?: The RGB value is 151, 161, 187: 151 red, 161 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A1BB?: The complementary color is #BBB197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A1BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.