What color is #97A69A?

#97A69A is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A69A?

The RGB value is 151, 166, 154: 151 red, 166 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A69A?

The complementary color is #A697A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A69A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A69A color

#97A69A rgb(151, 166, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A69A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 65.1% green and 60.4% blue (151, 166, 154).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#97A69A color codes

HEX	`#97A69A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 166, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 65.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 9%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.66, -7.63, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.66, 8.81, 149.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.23, 36.184, 35.852)`
Decimal	`9938586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A69A, 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 #97A69A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A69A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #97A69A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a69a; }
.text { color: #97a69a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a69a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 166 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a69a, #97a6a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97A69A?: #97A69A is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A69A?: The RGB value is 151, 166, 154: 151 red, 166 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A69A?: The complementary color is #A697A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A69A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.