What color is #97A3BD?

#97A3BD 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 #97A3BD?

The RGB value is 151, 163, 189: 151 red, 163 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A3BD?

The complementary color is #BDB197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A3BD color

#97A3BD rgb(151, 163, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #97A3BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.9% green and 74.1% blue (151, 163, 189).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#97A3BD color codes

HEX	`#97A3BD`
RGB	`rgb(151, 163, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.86, 1.37, -14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.86, 14.85, 275.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.043, 36.447, 53.323)`
Decimal	`9937853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A3BD, 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 #97A3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #97A3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a3bd; }
.text { color: #97a3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 163 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a3bd, #9e97bd); }

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Questions

What color is #97A3BD?: #97A3BD 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 #97A3BD?: The RGB value is 151, 163, 189: 151 red, 163 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A3BD?: The complementary color is #BDB197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.