What color is #97A29F?

#97A29F is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A29F?

The RGB value is 151, 162, 159: 151 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A29F?

The complementary color is #A2979A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A29F color

#97A29F rgb(151, 162, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A29F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.5% green and 62.4% blue (151, 162, 159).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#97A29F color codes

HEX	`#97A29F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 162, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.69, -4.49, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.69, 4.49, 177.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.94, 34.923, 37.852)`
Decimal	`9937567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A29F, 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 #97A29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #97A29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a29f; }
.text { color: #97a29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 162 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a29f, #97a0a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97A29F?: #97A29F is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A29F?: The RGB value is 151, 162, 159: 151 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A29F?: The complementary color is #A2979A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.