What color is #97A49B?

#97A49B is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A49B?

The RGB value is 151, 164, 155: 151 red, 164 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A49B?

The complementary color is #A497A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A49B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A49B color

#97A49B rgb(151, 164, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A49B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 64.3% green and 60.8% blue (151, 164, 155).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#97A49B color codes

HEX	`#97A49B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 164, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 64.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 8%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.13, -6.36, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.13, 7.07, 154.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.953, 35.496, 36.172)`
Decimal	`9938075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A49B, 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 #97A49B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A49B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #97A49B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a49b; }
.text { color: #97a49b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a49b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 164 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a49b, #97a4a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97A49B?: #97A49B is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A49B?: The RGB value is 151, 164, 155: 151 red, 164 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A49B?: The complementary color is #A497A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A49B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.