What color is #97A5A3?

#97A5A3 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 #97A5A3?

The RGB value is 151, 165, 163: 151 red, 165 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A5A3?

The complementary color is #A59799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A5A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A5A3 color

#97A5A3 rgb(151, 165, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A5A3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 64.7% green and 63.9% blue (151, 165, 163).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#97A5A3 color codes

HEX	`#97A5A3`
RGB	`rgb(151, 165, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 64.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.62, -5.32, -0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.62, 5.36, 187.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.827, 36.133, 39.888)`
Decimal	`9938339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A5A3, 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 #97A5A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A5A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #97A5A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a5a3; }
.text { color: #97a5a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a5a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 165 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a5a3, #97a0a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97A5A3?: #97A5A3 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 #97A5A3?: The RGB value is 151, 165, 163: 151 red, 165 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A5A3?: The complementary color is #A59799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A5A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.