What color is #97A39C?

#97A39C 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 #97A39C?

The RGB value is 151, 163, 156: 151 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A39C?

The complementary color is #A3979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A39C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A39C color

#97A39C rgb(151, 163, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A39C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.9% green and 61.2% blue (151, 163, 156).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#97A39C color codes

HEX	`#97A39C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 163, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.88, -5.62, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.88, 6.03, 158.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.859, 35.174, 36.557)`
Decimal	`9937820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A39C, 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 #97A39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A39C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #97A39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a39c; }
.text { color: #97a39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 163 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a39c, #97a3a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97A39C?: #97A39C 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 #97A39C?: The RGB value is 151, 163, 156: 151 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A39C?: The complementary color is #A3979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A39C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.