What color is #97A49F?

#97A49F 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 #97A49F?

The RGB value is 151, 164, 159: 151 red, 164 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A49F?

The complementary color is #A4979C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A49F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A49F color

#97A49F rgb(151, 164, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A49F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 64.3% green and 62.4% blue (151, 164, 159).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#97A49F color codes

HEX	`#97A49F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 164, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 64.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 8%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.24, -5.58, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.24, 5.67, 169.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.295, 35.633, 37.971)`
Decimal	`9938079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A49F, 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 #97A49F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A49F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #97A49F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a49f; }
.text { color: #97a49f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a49f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 164 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a49f, #97a3a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97A49F?: #97A49F 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 #97A49F?: The RGB value is 151, 164, 159: 151 red, 164 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A49F?: The complementary color is #A4979C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A49F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.