What color is #97A2A5?

#97A2A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A2A5?

The RGB value is 151, 162, 165: 151 red, 162 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A2A5?

The complementary color is #A59A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A2A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A2A5 color

#97A2A5 rgb(151, 162, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A2A5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.5% green and 64.7% blue (151, 162, 165).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#97A2A5 color codes

HEX	`#97A2A5`
RGB	`rgb(151, 162, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, -3.28, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 4.38, 221.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.473, 35.136, 40.661)`
Decimal	`9937573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A2A5, 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 #97A2A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A2A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #97A2A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a2a5; }
.text { color: #97a2a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a2a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 162 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a2a5, #979ba5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #97A2A5?: #97A2A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A2A5?: The RGB value is 151, 162, 165: 151 red, 162 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A2A5?: The complementary color is #A59A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A2A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.