What color is #97A6AC?

#97A6AC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A6AC?

The RGB value is 151, 166, 172: 151 red, 166 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A6AC?

The complementary color is #AC9D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A6AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A6AC color

#97A6AC rgb(151, 166, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A6AC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 65.1% green and 67.5% blue (151, 166, 172).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#97A6AC color codes

HEX	`#97A6AC`
RGB	`rgb(151, 166, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 65.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, -4.01, -4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 6.33, 230.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.843, 36.83, 44.348)`
Decimal	`9938604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A6AC, 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 #97A6AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A6AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #97A6AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a6ac; }
.text { color: #97a6ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a6ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 166 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a6ac, #979bac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97A6AC?: #97A6AC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A6AC?: The RGB value is 151, 166, 172: 151 red, 166 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A6AC?: The complementary color is #AC9D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A6AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.