What color is #97A3AD?

#97A3AD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A3AD?

The RGB value is 151, 163, 173: 151 red, 163 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A3AD?

The complementary color is #ADA197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A3AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A3AD color

#97A3AD rgb(151, 163, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A3AD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.9% green and 67.8% blue (151, 163, 173).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#97A3AD color codes

HEX	`#97A3AD`
RGB	`rgb(151, 163, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, -2.16, -6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 6.96, 251.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.401, 35.79, 44.676)`
Decimal	`9937837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A3AD, 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 #97A3AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A3AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #97A3AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a3ad; }
.text { color: #97a3ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a3ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 163 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a3ad, #9798ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97A3AD?: #97A3AD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A3AD?: The RGB value is 151, 163, 173: 151 red, 163 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A3AD?: The complementary color is #ADA197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A3AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.